once more, gitlab does it right and offers a &quot;rebase&quot; button on merge requests along with a &quot;fast-forward merges only&quot; option for repositories.<p>See <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.gitlab.com&#x2F;ee&#x2F;workflow&#x2F;rebase_before_merge.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.gitlab.com&#x2F;ee&#x2F;workflow&#x2F;rebase_before_merge.html</a>