Code Repository release notes

These release notes describe recent changes to Harness Code Repository.

March 2026​

Version 1.80.x​

New features and enhancements​

• The repository summary page now displays a language breakdown showing the programming languages used in the repository. Languages are also computed automatically when importing a repository, so imported repos show language information immediately. (CODE-5093, CODE-5177)

• Forked repositories are now restricted to private visibility. Forks of private repositories can no longer be changed to public, preventing accidental exposure of private source code through forks. (CODE-5094)

• Improved error messages for invalid branch names. When creating a branch with invalid characters (for example, using a commit message containing spaces as a branch name), the error message now clearly indicates which characters are invalid and what naming rules apply. (CODE-4900)

• Added maximum length validation for summary and link fields in status check reports, preventing oversized payloads from causing issues. (CODE-4786)

• The new Code Repository UI now fully supports public repositories, including unauthenticated access to the repository summary page, file browsing, commits, branches, and pull requests. (CODE-4513)

Bug fixes and improvements​

• Fixed an issue where the compare branches and pull request commits tabs only displayed approximately 15 commits, even when many more existed between the compared branches. Pagination is now available to navigate the full commit list. (CODE-5182)

• Fixed an issue where file attachments added to a pull request description were lost after creating the PR, particularly when using AI-generated summaries or PR templates. (CODE-4677)

• Fixed an issue where the gitignore template listing API incorrectly included non-template files (such as README.md) in the response. The API now also returns HTTP 400 instead of 500 for unsupported template requests. (CODE-5162)

• Fixed an issue where branch protection rules were not properly enforced when the commit API used full branch references (refs/heads/ prefix) instead of plain branch names. (CODE-4920)

• Fixed an issue where the repository listing API returned HTTP 500 when paginating through repositories that contained forks whose source repository had been deleted. (CODE-5137)

• Fixed an issue where the repository settings UI did not allow selecting a validation pipeline in branch rules until the pipeline had been triggered at least once. (CODE-5198)

Version 1.78.x​

New Repository Settings and Rules Interaction​

As part of ongoing improvements to repository restriction enforcement, we have a long-term project to refine the interactions among Settings, Push Rules, Branch Rules, and Tag Rules.

Settings that overlap with push rules will be removed in a future release, as their functionality is being replaced by rules.

During this transition, we have identified issues with how some settings were being enforced. Some were not enforced as intended, and changes will be deployed in the coming weeks to ensure they are applied correctly. This may result in breaking behavior for configurations that relied on the previous unintended evaluation. (CODE-5067)

Customers are strongly encouraged to prefer push rules over settings for new configurations where equivalent rule-based conditions exist, as rules support overrides and will remain the supported mechanism going forward.

Customers should review existing repository configurations and remove overlapping restrictions from Settings when equivalent Push Rules exist.

After upgrading, repository behavior should be verified, since some settings that were previously not enforced may now be applied correctly and can affect push operations.

The update will be part of the 1.78.x release (tentatively week of March 30, 2026).

For more information, go to Repository Settings and Push Rules.

Version 1.77.x​

New features and enhancements​

• The fork-sync API now returns HTTP 409 status code when sync encounters merge conflicts, replacing the previous 200 response. This provides clearer conflict detection for API consumers. (CODE-5104)

• Improved Git LFS upload performance by streaming file content during OID calculation, reducing memory usage for large file uploads. (CODE-4993)

Bug Fixes and Improvements​

• Fixed an issue where listing repositories in a forked repo's space would fail if the upstream (source) repository had been deleted. (CODE-5090)

• Fixed fork-related API endpoint definitions in the OpenAPI specification to return correct status codes. (CODE-4616)

February 2026​

November 2025​

Version 1.64.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Harness Code introduces a complete UI revamp, offering a faster, cleaner, and more intuitive experience with improved navigation, search, and code review workflows. Developers can now opt in or out to explore the redesigned layout and streamlined repository management before it becomes the default. This is currently behind the following feature flags CODE_ENABLE_MFE_V2 & PL_UNIFIED_OPT_IN_ENABLED that need to be enabled for the opt-in experience.

Bug Fixes and Improvements​

• Fixed an issue where filename with a special character "%" caused the file view or the landing page of the repository to break.
• Fixed syntax highlighting issue. Users will now see raw text without syntax highlighting if the underlying text has syntax errors.

September 2025​

Version 1.56.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support for including user groups in Code Owners and Reviewer assignments.

August 2025​

Version 1.54.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added target selection to Account, Org, and Project Branch/Tag rules, allowing users to include or exclude specific repos by name or pattern.
• Added audit log support for Tag Rules, Webhook CRUD operations, and bypassed tag actions.

July 2025​

Version 1.50.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support for tag rules in Harness Code Repository. Users can now restrict tag creation, deletion, and updates with pattern-based rules.
• Added support for including user groups in the bypass list for branch rules and tag rules.

Version 1.48.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added a banner prompting users to Create PR when a new branch is recently pushed.
• Added repository sort and scope filters to the repo list page. Users can now sort repositories and toggle between account, org, and project scopes to control visibility.

June 2025​

Version 1.46.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added the ability to set favorite repositories across the account.

Fixed issues​

• Resolved an issue where Markdown in Harness Code did not render images.

Version 1.45.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added Audit logs for force push to the default branch.
• PR dashboard enhancement.

May 2025​

Version 1.43.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support for Git Large File Storage (LFS) to enable versioning of large binary files in repositories.
• Added Jira integration to enable visibility between code repository and issue tracking workflows.

Version 1.42.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support for partial and shallow Git clones to improve performance and reduce footprint when cloning large multi-service repositories.

Version 1.41.x​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support to display the merge method used when merging a pull request.

• Added support to indicate if rules were bypassed during pull request merge.

January 2025​

Version 1.28.2​

New features and enhancements​

• Added Archive repository functionality
• Added networking and API support for SSH with git repositories
• Add checkbox for comment events and review events
• Support for Harness SMP - Self Managed Platform
• Support for Jira Cloud integration to link commits with issues
• List Status Checks for account/org/project

Fixed issues​

• We need org view and edit permissions in order to create rules/labels on the account level

December 2024​

Version 1.26.2​

New features and enhancements​

• Added Recreate Replica API.
• Added Rules API for projects, organizations, and accounts.
• Added go-get middleware in the Git router.
• Updated Swagger for the Delete PR Branch API.
• Added scope info to webhooks.
• Ignored "not found" errors when deleting repositories.
• Added time and author filter parameters to the List Commits page.
• Updated Webhook for Code Comments to include all comment types.
• Renamed the Review Submitted Webhook Trigger.

Fixed issues​

• Streamlined the list-paths Git operation to avoid message limits.
• Handled synchronization of an empty repository with a non-'main' default branch.
• Moved generated UI URLs to the new navigation.
• Fixed an issue with label unassign activity.
• Used space permissions in label and rules controllers.
• Changed space permissions for space rules to repository permissions.
• Resolved mentioned user IDs in email notifications.
• Fixed sanitization for the Webhook Trigger: Pull Request Review Submitted.
• Fixed string search issues involving '_' or '%'.
• Improved PR activity messages for force pushes.
• Included the PR author in the browser parameter in the PR listing page.
• Replaced TypesRepository with RepoRepositoryOutput in Swagger.

November 2024​

Version 1.25.3​

New features and enhancements​

• Added support for Labels in the Migration Tool.
• Added account, organization, and project webhooks.
• Added an Audit Log for bypassed requests.
• Separated CODE Repo Create/Edit into distinct permissions.
• Added Code Owners status in the PR overview page.
• Added a new webhook type: review_submitted.
• Added a new webhook event for label assignment.
• Added an API for space-level webhook creation.
• Added support for Code Owners user groups.
• Updated error messages for forbidden access cases.
• Added an API to squash commits on a branch.
• Updated UI labels for the audit service.
• Added audit logging changes for commit, merge, branch creation, and deletion.

Fixed issues​

• Increased ingress limits.
• Added environment variables to enable indexing and searching of large files.
• Fixed Swagger documentation for webhook execution and added branch restore.
• Updated code URL API.
• Fixed status checks displaying incorrect timestamps.
• Fixed an issue where resource names were missing.
• Handled errors for import-progress API failures.
• Expanded detection of repository not found cases in Git error parsing.
• Handled import-progress API responses when importing repositories via the migrator.

October 2024​

Version 1.23.3​

New features and enhancements​

• Renamed Gitness to Harness Open Source.
• Added support for the Fast Forward Merge strategy.
• Added branch update rules: block_branch_update, block_force_push.
• Added a button to rebase PRs.
• Updated to the latest GitLeaks release.
• Added a missing PR activity type: reviewer-add.
• Added PR source branch delete/restore API.
• Added reviewer-add PR activity entry.

Fixed issues​

• Fixed vanity URLs.
• Fixed PR links in the PR listing.
• Fixed rebase API rule checks.

September 2024​

Version 1.21.4​

New features and enhancements​

• Updated Semantic Search and PR Summary from GPT-3.5-Turbo to GPT-4o-Mini.
• Added backend support for User Groups.
• Added support for Webhook Execution Logs.
• Added Branch Rules: User Group Support (Create and List).
• Added an option to delete branches for merged/closed PRs.
• Improved error messages for protection rule violations.
• Enabled auto-collapse for resolved code comments.
• Added repository descriptions and UI URLs in emitted webhook info.

Fixed issues​

• Updated to the latest GitLeaks release.
• Added repo_review permission to JWT authentication with allowed resources.
• Fixed OpenAPI issues in repository listing.
• Ensured an empty list is returned when no repositories are present in a space.

August 2024​

Version 1.17.2​

New features and enhancements​

• Add routing and openapi related to labels
• Update CODE_PUBLIC_RESOURCE_CREATION_ENABLED value in config
• vanity url support should be false by default
• Add Update default-branch API
• remove stale moveAPI from open api
• Support Repo Migration APIs (create repo, import PRs, webhooks, and branch rules)
• Change OSV ignore list to allow list
• (Public Access) Enforce repo-review permission
• Improve SSH Configuration
• Add PR Label Filtering Support
• add recursive search toggle

Fixed issues​

• Fix pullreq count when applying label/value id filter
• (Swagger) Add Update default-branch API
• Fix missing empty type and color values validation
• Add restricted by query label count when using query and sanitize empty label (value) text
• styles issues in repo description and summary

July 2024​

Version 1.14.0​

New features and enhancements​

• Fixed a bug where some users were not able to create a token
• Show Line level stats in PRs
• Fix file history mapping and audit trail improvements

Version 1.13.1​

New features and enhancements​

• PR Page Improvements
• Azure Devops Import
• Repo Summary
• Code suggestion in PR Comments
• Public Repository Support
• CODE IDP Integration

April 2024​

Version 0.79.4​

New features and enhancements​

• You can enable secret scans, vulnerability scans, and OPA policies for repos.
• Added a button to copy relative file paths.
• Added support for a cmd/ctrl + enter keyboard shortcut to submit a PR comment or description.
• Resolved comments in PRs are now collapsed by default.

March 2024​

Version 0.75.0​

New features and enhancements​

• You can copy links to PR comments.
• You can view entire files in PR diff view.
• On the list of PRs, you can right-click and open a PR in a new tab or window.

Version 0.72.4​

New features and enhancements​

• Harness AI Semantic Code Search: Use natural language queries to search your codebase.
• Harness AI Pull Request Summary Generation: Automatically create comprehensive and informative PR summaries.
• Change request resolution branch rule: You can require change requests to be resolved before allowing PRs to be merged.
• Cancel repository import: You can cancel in-progress repository imports.

January 2024​

New features and enhancements​

You can include videos in PR comments.

Initial GA release​

New features and enhancements​

We are excited to announce that the Harness Code Repository module is now generally available.

This initial GA release includes the following enhancements:

• Integration with Harness Git Experience.
• Configure triggers for Harness Code repos in the Visual editor in addition to existing support for the YAML editor.
• First-class support for Harness Code repos in pipeline codebase configuration.
• Status checks on PRs provide more detail about pipeline executions.
• Advanced keyword search for querying your codebase.

For information about all Harness Code functionality and features, go to the Harness Code Repository documentation.