Commit f8e1e8d6 authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls Committed by Evan Read

Make codeowners behavior before / after 13.10 clearer

parent 7810a49f
......@@ -70,8 +70,14 @@ their own. To do this:
it can't be changed at the project level.
1. Select **Save changes**.
Even with this configuration, [code owners](../../code_owners.md) who contribute
to a merge request can approve merge requests that affect files they own.
Depending on your version of GitLab, [code owners](../../code_owners.md) who commit
to a merge request may or may not be able to approve the work:
- In GitLab 13.10 and earlier, [code owners](../../code_owners.md) who commit
to a merge request can approve it, even if the merge request affects files they own.
- In [GitLab 13.11 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331548),
[code owners](../../code_owners.md) who commit
to a merge request cannot approve it, when the merge request affects files they own.
To learn more about the [differences between authors and committers](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Viewing-the-Commit-History),
read the official Git documentation for an explanation.
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