Resetting approvals on push for GitLab Core

Release notes

Problem to solve

Since GitLab Core supports (optional) approvals, it would make sense to also add "Remove all approvals in a merge request when new commits are pushed to its source branch" setting.

Intended users

Development Team Lead, Compliance Manager

User experience goal

Any changes on a Merge Request already approved should reset the approvals, even if the approval is optional

Proposal

Promote the "Resetting approvals on push" configuration setting to Core.

Further details

This aligns with the concept of optional approval in Core: "This provides a consistent mechanism for reviewers to approve merge requests, and ensures maintainers know a change is ready to merge."

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Documentation is already up-to-date: https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.html#resetting-approvals-on-push.

Availability & Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

Is this a cross-stage feature?

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