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-Project management with GitLab
-==============================
+# Project management with GitLab
 
 Need to polish and publish our internal docs:
 
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 * https://gitlab.com/agaric/internal/wikis/version%20control
 
 ... and come to think of it, reorganize GitLab-specific notes as a subset of project management approach.
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+
+
+### 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**.
+
+```{note}
+See [GitLab help: Disabling automatic issue closing](https://gitlab.com/help/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#disabling-automatic-issue-closing)
+```
+