Repository administrators can enforce required reviews so that pull requests must have at least one approved review before they are merged.

Note: Before enabling required reviews on a branch, you must first set the branch up as a protected branch.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. Repository settings buttonUnder your repository name, click Settings.

  3. Repository options sub-menuIn the left menu, click Branches.

  4. Selecting a protected branch drop-down menuUnder Protected Branches, select the branch you want to restrict using the drop-down menu.

  5. Pull request review restriction checkboxSelect Require pull request reviews before merging.

  6. Include administrators checkboxOptionally, select Include administrators. This enforces the required pull request reviews on the repository administrators.

  7. Click Save changes.

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