@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ The project settings for Merge request approvals are found by going to
#### Prevent overriding default approvals
By default, users are able to edit the approval rules in merge requests. If disabled,
the approval rules for all new merge requests will be determined by the
[default approval rules](#adding--editing-a-default-approval-rule). To disable this feature:
Regardless of the approval rules you choose for your project, users can edit them in every merge
request, overriding the rules you set as [default](#adding--editing-a-default-approval-rule).
To prevent that from happening:
1. Uncheck the **Can override approvers and approvals required per merge request** checkbox.
1. Click **Save changes**.
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@@ -268,14 +268,15 @@ from the UI. However, approvals will be reset if the target branch is changed.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/3349) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.3.
You can allow merge request authors to self-approve merge requests. Authors
also need to be included in the approvers list in order to be able to
approve their merge request. To enable this feature:
By default, projects are configured to prevent merge requests from being approved by
their own authors. To change this setting:
1.Uncheck the **Prevent approval of merge requests by merge request author** checkbox,
which is enabled by default.
1.Go to your project's **Settings > General**, expand **Merge request approvals**.
1. Uncheck the **Prevent approval of merge requests by merge request author** checkbox.
1. Click **Save changes**.
Note that users can edit the approval rules in every merge request and override pre-defined settings unless it's set [**not to allow** overrides](#prevent-overriding-default-approvals).
#### Prevent approval of merge requests by their committers
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10441) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.10.
