Customize "Review deployments" and have ability to add custom build information in environment deployment approval dialog

[sayyapan88]

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We would want to have approval to kick prod build. We thought we can make use of environment functionality. But unfortunately, in GitHub's native environment deployment approval dialog, the "Review deployments" seemed to be hardcoded. We want to request to have an option to customize "Review deployments" and have ability to add custom build information to the GitHub's native environment deployment approval dialog.

[Akitha-Chanupama]

We’re trying to add an approval step before triggering a production build. We looked into using GitHub Actions environments with required reviewers for this.

However, the approval dialog only shows “Review deployments”, and it doesn’t seem possible to customize that message or add extra details.

It would be really helpful if we could customize the dialog or include build details like commit, branch, or build number so reviewers know exactly what they are approving, especially when multiple builds are waiting.

[Akitha-Chanupama]

We want to add an approval step before triggering a production build. For this, we tried using GitHub Actions environments with required reviewers.

However, the approval dialog that appears uses the fixed text “Review deployments”, and it doesn’t seem possible to customize it.

It would be useful if we could:

Customize the dialog title/message

Include additional build information (commit, branch, build number, etc.)

This would help reviewers clearly understand what they are approving, especially when multiple builds are waiting for approval. We’d like to know if there is any way to customize this, or if it’s something planned for the future.