# GitHub Pages now runs Jekyll 3.1

DevFeed: [GitHub Pages now runs Jekyll 3.1](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/github-pages-now-runs-jekyll-3-1-69670.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/the-library/github-pages-now-runs-jekyll-3-1/>)

Author: Parker Moore

Published: 2016-05-24T04:20:44Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Pages](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-pages.md>), [Jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jekyll.md>)

Tags: [1-6](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/1-6.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [climate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/climate.md>), [github-pages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-pages.md>), [jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jekyll.md>), [liquid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/liquid.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [the-library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-library.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Pages has upgraded to Jekyll 3.1.6, which improves performance by calculating document and site metadata on demand with Liquid::Drops. The update also changes how layout front matter is accessed and inherited, and Jekyll Bootstrap users need to update a setup include. GitHub recommends testing sites locally with the GitHub Pages Gem before pushing.

## Source excerpt

As promised, GitHub Pages has moved to the Jekyll 3.1 branch with an upgrade to Jekyll 3.1.6. Jekyll 3.1 brings significant performance improvements to GitHub Pages. By using Liquid::Drops, rather...