### Disable autoclosing issues from commits and merge requests
Under Repository Settings (Settings » Repository, for instance [`gitlab.com/agaric/sites/agaric-com/-/settings/repository`](https://gitlab.com/agaric/sites/agaric-com/-/settings/repository)) expand the **Default Branch** section and uncheck **Auto-close referenced issues on default branch**.
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See [GitLab help: Disabling automatic issue closing](https://gitlab.com/help/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#disabling-automatic-issue-closing)