Configuring commit squashing for pull requests

You can configure pull request merge options on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance to meet your workflow needs and preferences for managing Git history. For more information, see "Configuring pull request merges."

For information about the default commit messages for squash merges, see "About pull request merges."

1. On GitHub Enterprise Server, navigate to the main page of the repository.
2. Under your repository name, click Settings.
   
3. Under "Merge button", optionally select Allow merge commits. This allows contributors to merge a pull request with a full history of commits.
   
4. Under "Merge button", select Allow squash merging. This allows contributors to merge a pull request by squashing all commits into a single commit. If you select another merge method besides Allow squash merging, collaborators will be able to choose the type of merge commit when merging a pull request.
   

Further reading

• "About pull request merges"
• "Merging a pull request"