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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md index a2a12b22c3b..a8acab3898b 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md @@ -21,22 +21,24 @@ To view or edit merge request approval settings: ### Approval settings -These settings limit who can approve merge requests. - -| Setting | Description | -| ------ | ------ | -| [Prevent approval by author](#prevent-approval-by-author) | When enabled, the author of a merge request cannot approve it. | -| [Prevent approvals by users who add commits](#prevent-approvals-by-users-who-add-commits) | When enabled, users who have committed to a merge request cannot approve it. | -| [Prevent editing approval rules in merge requests](#prevent-editing-approval-rules-in-merge-requests) | When enabled, users can't override the project's approval rules on merge requests. | -| [Require user password to approve](#require-user-password-to-approve) | Force potential approvers to first authenticate with a password. | - -You can further define what happens to existing approvals when commits are added to the merge request. - -| Setting | Description | -| ------ | ------ | -| Keep approvals | Do not remove approvals. | -| [Remove all approvals](#remove-all-approvals-when-commits-are-added-to-the-source-branch) | Remove all existing approvals. | -| [Remove approvals by Code Owners if their files changed](#remove-approvals-by-code-owners-if-their-files-changed) | If a Code Owner has approved the merge request, and the commit changes files they are the Code Owner for, their approval is removed. | +These settings limit who can approve merge requests: + +- [**Prevent approval by author**](#prevent-approval-by-author): + Prevents the author of a merge request from approving it. +- [**Prevent approvals by users who add commits**](#prevent-approvals-by-users-who-add-commits): + Prevents users who add commits to a merge request from also approving it. +- [**Prevent editing approval rules in merge requests**](#prevent-editing-approval-rules-in-merge-requests): + Prevents users from overriding project level approval rules on merge requests. +- [**Require user password to approve**](#require-user-password-to-approve): + Force potential approvers to first authenticate with a password. +- Code Owner approval removals: Define what happens to existing approvals when + commits are added to the merge request. + - **Keep approvals**: Do not remove any approvals. + - [**Remove all approvals**](#remove-all-approvals-when-commits-are-added-to-the-source-branch): + Remove all existing approvals. + - [**Remove approvals by Code Owners if their files changed**](#remove-approvals-by-code-owners-if-their-files-changed): + If a Code Owner approves a merge request, and a later commit changes files + they are a Code Owner for, their approval is removed. ## Prevent approval by author |