Release
Issue types and fields are available for personal accounts
GitHub Changelog · By Allison ·
The Brief
- Issue types and issue fields are now generally available on repositories owned by personal accounts.
- The features were previously limited to organization-owned repositories, per the announcement's framing of personal accounts being newly included.
- Announcement is dated 2026-11-11 in the GitHub Changelog.
Why it matters
Individual developers and open source maintainers can now use the same issue planning tools (types and fields) previously available to organizations, helping standardize workflows across repositories.
Who’s affected
- Individual developers with personal GitHub accounts
- Open source maintainers using personal repositories
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Issue types and issue fields are now generally available on repositories owned by personal accounts. This brings the same planning capabilities to individual developers and open source maintainers to standardize your workflows and organize issues across repositories. Get started…
Timeline
Issue types and issue fields announced as generally available for personal account repositories
Archive: 2026 - GitHub Changelog
Issue types and fields are available for personal accounts