Repository administrators can enforce required status checks before a branch is merged in a pull request or before commits on a local branch can be pushed to the protected remote branch.

Note: Before enabling required status checks on a branch, you must first:

  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 mark with a required status check using the drop-down menu.

  5. Required status checks optionSelect Require status checks to pass before merging.

  6. List of available status checksFrom the list of available status checks, select the ones you want to make required.

  7. Include administrators checkboxOptionally, select Include administrators. This enforces the required status checks on the repository administrators.

  8. Loose or strict required status checkboxOptionally, deselect Require branches to be up-to-date before merging. If selected, this ensures that the branch is tested with the latest code on the base branch.

  9. Click Save changes.

Tip: To successfully merge a pull request into a base branch that has required status checks enabled, the pull request's head branch must be up-to-date with the base branch.