Custom instance-level project templates do not import protected branches settings

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Summary

When creating a project from custom instance level template the allowed to merge and allowed to push and merge settings are not transferred over.

Looks like this should have been solved in: #381404 (closed) but it is still reproducible in v17.

Instance level custom template project settings:

Project created from template settings:

Steps to reproduce

• Create a template project and set it in the admin > settings > templates > custom project templates
• Set this template project protected branch settings project > settings > repository > protected branches to: Allowed to merge = Developers + Maintainers and Allowed to push and merge to Developers + Maintainers
• Create project from this template, note that protected branch settings are Allowed to merge = Maintainers and Allowed to push and merge = Maintainers

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Results of GitLab environment info

GitLab version 17.0.1