Over the past several months, we’ve delivered a series of improvements to the Azure Boards + GitHub integration. Whether you’re tracking code, managing pull requests, or connecting pipelines, these updates aim to simplify and strengthen the link between your work items and your GitHub activity.
Here’s a recap of everything we’ve released (or are just about to release):
🔗 Smarter Link Management for Branches, PRs, and Commits
We’ve made it easier than ever to keep your work items automatically updated as your development progresses:
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Merge commit linking: When a pull request is completed, its merge commit is now automatically linked to the associated work item.
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PR auto-linking: If a branch is linked to a work item, any pull requests created from that branch are now automatically linked—no need to manually use AB#.
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Branch cleanup: Once a pull request is merged and the branch is deleted, the branch link is automatically removed from the work item.
These changes reduce the need for manual linking and help keep your work items clean and current.
🚀 Build Status from GitHub Repos (YAML Pipelines)
Azure Boards now displays the Integrated in build link when your repository is hosted in GitHub and you’re using an Azure YAML pipeline.
To enable this, just turn on the new option in your YAML pipeline settings.
