### Problem to solve Low hanging fruit ~ Merge Request enhancement: Let Gitlab users specify the default target brach a per-account/per-project setting. For merge requests, being able to configure this in advance saves clicks and is objectively a better 'UX'. One given option for the default target branch should be the first parent/base branch of the current branch. ### Intended users All roles. * [Parker (Product Manager)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#parker-product-manager) * [Delaney (Development Team Lead)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#delaney-development-team-lead) * [Sasha (Software Developer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sasha-software-developer) * [Presley (Product Designer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#presley-product-designer) * [Devon (DevOps Engineer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#devon-devops-engineer) * [Sidney (Systems Administrator)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sidney-systems-administrator) * [Sam (Security Analyst)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sam-security-analyst) * [Dana (Data Analyst)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#dana-data-analyst) ### Further details N/A ### Proposal N/A ### Permissions and Security N/A ### Documentation N/A ### Testing N/A ### What does success look like, and how can we measure that? Measure the time it takes to open a merge request and see that it has reduced. ### What is the type of buyer? Freetier ### Links / references N/A