About this tag
Commit statuses are the pass, fail, or pending indicators attached to a specific commit, and on WindowsForum.com this tag follows how those records are created, retained, and lost. The tagged discussion centers on GitHub's October 1 changelog, which extended Actions retention rules to checks, workflow runs, and commit statuses, so they are now deleted automatically once they pass the retention period set for an enterprise, organization, or repository. That change also covers statuses produced by third-party apps, not just GitHub Actions. For teams that treated old green checkmarks as permanent audit evidence, the practical takeaway is to review retention settings and archive anything that must be kept.
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    GitHub Actions Retention Now Deletes Checks, Runs and Statuses: What Teams Must Archive

    As of today, GitHub Actions deletes more than artifacts and logs once they pass the retention period. GitHub's October 1 changelog confirms that checks, workflow runs and commit statuses now follow the same Actions retention setting as artifacts and logs. When these records exceed the period set...