Repository branch order has changed in gitlab 15.9.2 - they're displayed alphabetically instead of by commit time

What is the GitLab engineering productivity problem to solve?

Ever since upgrading to gitlab-ee version 15.9.2, the order in which the branches are displayed on the interface (GUI) has changed. Instead of showing the branches by commit date, they're now displayed alphabetically.

Problem identification checklist

• The root cause of the problem is identified.
• The surface of the problem is as small as possible.

What are the potential solutions?

It would be great if there were at least an option where you could change the criterion by which the branches are displayed. Either in the general settings of gitlab or directly in the pop-up menu where the branches are displayed. As it is this is rather difficult to follow when you have a lot of programmers doing a lot of commits and you want to see the latest without having to use some python script for the gitlab api wrapper.

• All potential solutions are listed.

Reproduction steps

1. Go to Commits page
2. Click on branches select box
3. Branches are alphabetically ordered (expected: order by commit date)

Related MR for fix on repository page: !116036 (merged)