<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=391246) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> The [auto update of merge request target branches](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/index.html#update-merge-requests-when-target-branch-merges) has caused some problems for me. The process I've been using is that - No merge request should target master/main and should target a release branch instead - Release branch can be merged to master/main only through a merge request to prevent mistakes Because of this "feature", which as far as I know cannot be disabled, several merge requests keep updating their target branches to master/main when it's not desired. I'd like you to add a flag to disable the automatic updating of target branches. If there is a way to disable this, please add it to the documentation.