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Command-line interface for GitHub repositories, pull requests, issues, and workflows.

Current verified version2.98.0

Verified 2026-08-23 from GitHub CLI GitHub releases.

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15 stable release records

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  1. 2.98.0GitHub CLI 2.98.0

    A security vulnerability has been identified, and fixed, that binds the local forwarded port to all available network interfaces by default.

    securitydeprecationfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  2. 2.97.0GitHub CLI 2.97.0

    Four security vulnerabilities have been identified, and fixed, in this release. Users are advised to update gh to version `v2.97.0` as soon as possible.

    securityremovalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  3. 2.96.0GitHub CLI 2.96.0

    A security vulnerability has been identified, and fixed, that could allow command execution on a user's computer when connecting to a malicious Codespace via `gh codespace jupyt…

    securityfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  4. 2.95.0GitHub CLI 2.95.0

    Read repository files and directories with `gh repo read-file` and `gh repo read-dir`

    featurefix
    Official release ↗
  5. 2.94.0GitHub CLI 2.94.0

    Issue types, sub-issues, and relationships in `gh issue`

    removalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  6. 2.93.0GitHub CLI 2.93.0

    A security vulnerability has been identified, and fixed, that would incorrectly include authorization header in API requests to TUF repository mirrors via `gh attestation`, `gh…

    securityremovalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  7. 2.92.0GitHub CLI 2.92.0

    A security vulnerability has been identified, and fixed, that could allow terminal escape sequence injection when users view GitHub Actions workflow logs using `gh run view --lo…

    securityfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  8. 2.91.0GitHub CLI 2.91.0

    GitHub CLI now collects pseudonymous telemetry

    removalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  9. 2.90.0GitHub CLI 2.90.0

    Manage agent skills with `gh skill` (Public Preview)

    securityremovalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  10. 2.89.0GitHub CLI 2.89.0

    :copilot: `gh agent-task` now works on ghe.com tenancies

    removalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  11. 2.88.1GitHub CLI 2.88.1

    Fix `pr` commands failing with `read:project` scope error

    known issuefix
    Official release ↗
  12. 2.88.0GitHub CLI 2.88.0

    :copilot: Request Copilot Code Review from `gh`

    removalfeaturefix
    Official release ↗
  13. 2.87.3GitHub CLI 2.87.3

    Fix project mutation query variable usage by @williammartin in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/12757

    fix
    Official release ↗
  14. 2.87.2GitHub CLI 2.87.2

    This release was cut primarily to resolve a publishing issue. We recommend reviewing [the v2.87.1 release notes](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.87.1) for the complet…

    fix
    Official release ↗
  15. 2.87.1GitHub CLI 2.87.1

    The v2.87.1 release experienced a failure in our workflow and is not fully published to the designated package managers/repositories. This is resolved in [v2.87.2](https://githu…

    removalfix
    Official release ↗

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