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# "Work In Progress" Merge Requests

To prevent merge requests from accidentally being accepted before they're completely ready, GitLab blocks the "Accept" button for merge requests that have been marked a Work In Progress.

To mark a merge request a Work In Progress, simply start its title with `[WIP]` or `WIP:`. As an alternative, you're also able to do it by sending a commit with its title starting with `wip` or `WIP` to the merge request's source branch.

To allow a Work In Progress merge request to be accepted again when it's ready, simply remove the `WIP` prefix.