Default.md merge request template does not show up in merge requests

Summary

Despite having a .gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md file in our repository, it is not used when I open a new MR. There's also no template selection dropdown.

Steps to reproduce

  • Create project as part of a group,
  • Add .gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md file to default branch (in our case this branch is named development),
  • Create a branch with one new commit and open a new merge request against the development branch (mr branch is based on the latest version of the default branch so it also has the merge request template file),
  • Observe that the description is still empty and there is no template selection dropdown.

What is the current bug behavior?

Description is empty and no template dropdown is available.

What is the expected correct behavior?

Description contains the contents of the default.md file.

Maybe there should also be a dropdown for selecting a template, but I'm not sure about that when you have only one template and it's named default.md.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

The documentation for this feature mentions the following prerequisite:

Ensure issues or merge requests are set to either Everyone with access or Only Project Members.

For me it first looked like this:

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The selection is empty and does not contain the text 'Only Project Members'. The dropdown is disabled so I can't change the value.

After toggling the switches to the left off and on it shows 'Only Project Members' in the corresponding dropdown. After doing that and hitting save, it now always shows 'Only Project Members' in the dropdowns:

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Not sure if that has anything to do with our issue or if it's just a distraction.

Output of checks

Results of GitLab environment info

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System information
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Proxy:          no
Current User:   git
Using RVM:      no
Ruby Version:   2.7.5p203
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Go Version:     unknown

GitLab information
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HTTP Clone URL: https://gitlab.ek.co/some-group/some-project.git
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Elasticsearch:  no
Geo:            no
Using LDAP:     no
Using Omniauth: yes
Omniauth Providers: bitbucket

GitLab Shell
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Repository storage paths:
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GitLab Shell path:              /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell

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Git user has default SSH configuration? ... yes
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Is authorized keys file accessible? ... yes
GitLab configured to store new projects in hashed storage? ... yes
All projects are in hashed storage? ... yes
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Edited by Dexter Döpping