diff --git a/example/go.mod b/example/go.mod
index f44e4246166..44daa815481 100644
--- a/example/go.mod
+++ b/example/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.5.2
 	github.com/gofri/go-github-pagination v1.0.1
 	github.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2 v2.0.2
+	github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0
 	github.com/google/go-github/otel/v93 v93.0.0
 	github.com/google/go-github/v93 v93.0.0
 	github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth v1.9.1
diff --git a/example/go.sum b/example/go.sum
index 7e3a7bbc046..8acbf03e292 100644
--- a/example/go.sum
+++ b/example/go.sum
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1 h1:kYf81DTWFe7t+1VvL7eS+jKFVWaUnK9cB1qbwn63Y
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArsqaEUEa5bE=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
+github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0 h1:Oy607GVXHs7RtbggtPBnr2RmDArIsAefDwvrdWvRhGs=
+github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go v1.3.3 h1:hq/rSxztSkXN2tx/3jQqF6Xc0O565UQPdHrOWvZwybo=
 github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go v1.3.3/go.mod h1:iR17ZgSaXRzSa5qvjFl8TnVD5h8ky2JMVio+dzoKMgA=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
diff --git a/example/verifyartifact/main.go b/example/verifyartifact/main.go
index 2a41553c589..0d2120ded4d 100644
--- a/example/verifyartifact/main.go
+++ b/example/verifyartifact/main.go
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/golang/snappy"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v93/github"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go/pkg/bundle"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go/pkg/root"
@@ -107,17 +110,55 @@ func main() {
 
 	var b *bundle.Bundle
 	for _, attestation := range attestations.Attestations {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(attestation.Bundle, &b); err != nil {
+		bundleJSON, err := getAttestationBundle(ctx, attestation)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bundleJSON, &b); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		err := runVerification(sev, pb, b)
+		err = runVerification(sev, pb, b)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// getAttestationBundle returns the Sigstore bundle of the attestation.
+// GitHub returns a bundle_url pointing to a snappy-compressed bundle instead of
+// embedding the bundle in the response.
+func getAttestationBundle(ctx context.Context, attestation *github.Attestation) ([]byte, error) {
+	bundleURL := attestation.GetBundleURL()
+	if bundleURL == "" {
+		return attestation.Bundle, nil //nolint:staticcheck // Fall back to the embedded bundle of older responses.
+	}
+
+	// The bundle URL does not need the GitHub token, so it is fetched with the default client.
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", bundleURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch attestation bundle: %v", resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	compressed, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return snappy.Decode(nil, compressed)
+}
+
 func getTrustedMaterial() (root.TrustedMaterialCollection, error) {
 	trustedRootJSON, err := os.ReadFile(*trustedRootJSONPath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/github/attestations.go b/github/attestations.go
index d2212c9caa3..4c1a80ab943 100644
--- a/github/attestations.go
+++ b/github/attestations.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type Attestation struct {
 	// The attestation's Sigstore Bundle.
 	// Refer to the sigstore bundle specification for more info:
 	// https://github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs/blob/main/protos/sigstore_bundle.proto
+	//
+	// Deprecated: GitHub REST API version 2026-03-10 removes this field from attestation list responses. Use BundleURL instead.
 	Bundle json.RawMessage `json:"bundle,omitempty"`
 	// The download URL for the attestation's Sigstore Bundle.
 	BundleURL *string `json:"bundle_url,omitempty"`