GitHub Stacked PRs enter public preview
Original: Stacked PRs are now live on GitHub
Why This Matters
Stacked PRs address a growing review bottleneck as AI tooling accelerates code output across engineering teams.
GitHub launched Stacked Pull Requests in public preview on July 30, 2026. The feature lets teams break large changes into ordered, reviewable PR layers that can be reviewed in parallel and merged in a single click, with full support for existing branch protections and CI checks.
GitHub announced on July 30, 2026 that Stacked Pull Requests are now in public preview. The feature enables developers to split large code changes into an ordered series of focused pull requests, each targeting the layer below it. Teams can review layers independently and in parallel without blocking progress, while existing branch protections and required checks remain in effect.
Users can create and manage stacks via github.com, the GitHub CLI, the GitHub mobile app, or GitHub Copilot using the gh-stack agent skill. Installation takes under a minute: `gh extension install github/gh-stack`.
When merging, teams can land a single layer, a subset, or an entire stack in one click. Remaining open PRs automatically rebase and retarget.
Notable early adopters shared feedback: Tim Neutkens, Next.js lead at Vercel, said stacked PRs helped introduce smaller individual changes while shipping larger features. jQuery creator John Resig praised the ability to land five stacked PRs directly into a merge queue at once. TED CTO Andy Merryman noted the feature addresses a review bottleneck created by AI-assisted development increasing PR size.