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authorEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-09-10 09:26:55 +0000
committerEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-09-10 09:26:55 +0000
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Merge branch 'docs-dblessing-codeowners-approvals' into 'master'
Only CODEOWNERS on default branch affect MR approvals See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!32841
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@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ the merge request. To enable this feature:
When this feature is enabled, all merge requests will need approval
from one code owner per matched rule before it can be merged.
+NOTE: **Note:** Only the `CODEOWNERS` file on the default branch is evaluated for
+Merge Request approvals. If `CODEOWNERS` is changed on a non-default branch, those
+changes will not affect approvals until merged to the default branch.
+
## Overriding the merge request approvals default settings
> Introduced in GitLab Enterprise Edition 9.4.