GitLab - How to not automatically close issues when merge a branch

 

What problem does this solve

It don't want to automatically close your issues after a merge request.

Prerequisites

1. A Gitlab repository 

The solution

In your repository page, click on Settings:

 

 

So click on Repository, expand the "Default branch" section, disable the "auto-close referenced issues on default branch" checkbox and click on save.

 

 

That's It.

This is real useful when your workflow have more steps before close the issue.

Thanks for reading!