# Issue types and fields are available for personal accounts

Source: [Archive: 2026 - GitHub Changelog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-11-11-issue-types-and-fields-are-available-for-personal-accounts) · 2026-11-11 · Cloud & DevOps
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/issue-types-and-fields-are-available-for-personal-accounts-08418a0104646945
Kind: release · Impact: low

## In 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11: Issue types and issue fields announced as generally available for personal account repositories

## Coverage

- [Issue types and fields are available for personal accounts](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-11-11-issue-types-and-fields-are-available-for-personal-accounts) — Archive: 2026 - GitHub Changelog, 2026-11-11

Tags: github, issues, project-management, open-source, developer-tools

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