GitHub adds push attribution for commits in limited public preview
GitHub announced a limited public preview of push attribution, which durably records the authenticated user who pushed each commit. The pusher identity is shown in the UI and API alongside the existing author and committer fields.
Why it matters
Commit author and committer fields can differ from the person who actually pushed the code, so push attribution adds a separate record of who delivered changes to a repository, which can help with auditing and accountability for teams building and maintaining online products.
Who should care
Engineering teams, DevOps and security staff, and developers who manage repositories or use the GitHub API for auditing commit history
What you can do
If you need an audit trail of who pushed changes, request access to the limited public preview and check how the pusher field appears in the API for your repositories.