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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' throughout the document for consistency

Security assessment

Changes are purely branding/terminology updates without any security implications. No security vulnerabilities, configurations, or features were mentioned or modified.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.md
index 558f81406..aa57ea030 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.md
@@ -5 +5 @@ SyntaxPropertiesReturn valuesExamples
-This is the new _AWS CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
+This is the new _CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
@@ -9 +9 @@ This is the new _AWS CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update you
-The `AWS::CodeStar::GitHubRepository` resource creates a GitHub repository where users can store source code for use with AWS workflows. You must provide a location for the source code ZIP file in the AWS CloudFormation template, so the code can be uploaded to the created repository. You must have created a personal access token in GitHub to provide in the AWS CloudFormation template. AWS uses this token to connect to GitHub on your behalf.
+The `AWS::CodeStar::GitHubRepository` resource creates a GitHub repository where users can store source code for use with AWS workflows. You must provide a location for the source code ZIP file in the CloudFormation template, so the code can be uploaded to the created repository. You must have created a personal access token in GitHub to provide in the CloudFormation template. AWS uses this token to connect to GitHub on your behalf.
@@ -13 +13 @@ The `AWS::CodeStar::GitHubRepository` resource creates a GitHub repository where
-To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
+To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
@@ -54 +54 @@ To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following sy
-Information about code to be committed to a repository after it is created in an AWS CloudFormation stack. 
+Information about code to be committed to a repository after it is created in an CloudFormation stack. 
@@ -120 +120 @@ _Required_ : No
-The name of the repository you want to create in GitHub with AWS CloudFormation stack creation.
+The name of the repository you want to create in GitHub with CloudFormation stack creation.