From a706f110a40bf67a2bb4793cbe603f8f9a0404c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Drew Blessing Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 21:23:08 +0000 Subject: Only CODEOWNERS on default branch affect MR approvals --- doc/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md index ca9ddd91e0d..b5fc75c2213 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md @@ -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. -- cgit v1.2.1