Smarter Link Management for Branches, PRs, and Commits: Azure Boards now automatically links merge commits and pull requests to associated work items, reducing the need for manual linking.
Build Status from GitHub Repos (YAML Pipelines): Azure Boards displays the Integrated in build link from GitHub repositories when using Azure YAML pipelines, improving traceability from code to deployment.
Increased GitHub Repository Limit: Azure DevOps project now supports connecting up to 1,000 GitHub repositories, providing better scalability for organizations.
State Transition Support: Linking GitHub pull requests to Azure Boards work items now supports state transitions, allowing automatic updates of work item states on merge.