# Code coverage uploads no longer fail CI for new branches

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- Publisher: GitHub Changelog
- Author credit: Allison
- Category: IT
- Original publication time: 2026-10-01T16:49:05Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T17:50:41Z
- Original source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-01-code-coverage-uploads-no-longer-fail-ci-for-new-branches
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-8fe4537a2c819686bd25

## The brief

A new branch without a pull request will no longer make GitHub's code coverage upload step fail CI. The action now skips that upload and explains why. For workflows triggered only by pushes, opening a pull request does not itself resume uploads: coverage returns on the next push unless a pull-request trigger is also configured.

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Read the full original: [GitHub Changelog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-01-code-coverage-uploads-no-longer-fail-ci-for-new-branches)

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