--- title: Push protection exemptions from repository settings description: GitHub now allows repository-level management of secret scanning push protection exemptions. Previously, these exemptions could only be configured at the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/push-protection-exemptions-from-repository-settings-y4xsquhd5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Push protection exemptions from repository settings | daily.dev og:description: GitHub now allows repository-level management of secret scanning push protection exemptions. Previously, these exemptions could only be configured at the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/push-protection-exemptions-from-repository-settings-y4xsquhd5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y4xSQuHd5.png og:image:alt: Push protection exemptions from repository settings og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Push protection exemptions from repository settings **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub now allows repository-level management of secret scanning push protection exemptions. Previously, these exemptions could only be configured at the organization or enterprise level via security configurations. Exemptions can be granted to specific roles, teams, and apps, and are evaluated at push time — exempt actors bypass push protection without generating bypass requests. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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