General availability: Azure DevOps updates for May 2021

You can now treat Azure Git repositories as protected resources in YAML pipelines, just like service connections and agent pools. As a contributor of a repo, you can add checks and pipeline permissions to help you manage your repository. General * [PAT lifecycle management API general availability](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2021/sprint-186-update#pat-lifecycle-management-api-general-availability) Azure Boards * [Fixed several issues with Delivery Plans 2.0](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2021/sprint-186-update#fixed-several-issues-with-delivery-plans-20) Azure Pipelines * [Repos as a protected resource in YAML pipelines](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2021/sprint-186-update#repos-as-a-protected-resource-in-yaml-pipelines) Azure Artifacts * [Enable empty recycle bin for feeds](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2021/sprint-186-update#enable-empty-recycle-bin-for-feeds) * Azure DevOps * Features * [ Azure DevOps](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/devops/)