Branch Protection - do not allow anyone to push straight to protected branch but allow admins to bypass PR review req

[mollypi]

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Hi - I was wondering if there is a way to allow individuals on a repo to bypass the pull request review requirement while at the same time do not allow them to push straight to a protected branch

I noticed the - Do not allow bypassing the above settings](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches#do-not-allow-bypassing-the-above-settings)

but obviously that enforces everything to not be bypassed

thanks!

[sarathkumar-s]

you can use the option Allow specified actors to bypass required pull requests under settings -> branches -> select the branch -> edit and add the people who are admin or you can add people as a group.

[mollypi]

I dont want them to be able to bypass a pull request - ONLY be able to bypass the review requirement. is that possible?

[RuhchaiHo]

It will still fail if the repo has any status checks with the setting on 'Do not allow bypassing the above settings'.

[LyleDavis]

I’m very surprised this isn’t a feature already. If using a git repo to control your deployments, you need the ability for certain people to be able to force-merge a pull request for emergencies without allowing those people to accidentally git push to the branch that is used to deploy from.

[maxisam]

ah....and it doesn't work if the last commit is a auto fix from a bot and doesn't provide any status check or go thru any check.

[niij]

@dannyskoog those steps work for me to block pushes to main from git, while still allowing bypass in the UI. Thank you!

[Horytnik]

For me @dannyskoog steps don't work. In our project sometimes status checks stuck (due to our platform reasons) and in this case we need to just bypass pull request but if all status checks are not finished it is still not possible and we need to disable "do not allow bypassing the above settings". Does anyone knows other solution?

[dannyskoog]

For me @dannyskoog steps don't work. In our project sometimes status checks stuck (due to our platform reasons) and in this case we need to just bypass pull request but if all status checks are not finished it is still not possible and we need to disable "do not allow bypassing the above settings". Does anyone knows other solution?

When the status checks get stuck, have you tried cancelling them to see if you can merge after that?

[lkchava]

@maxisam Were you able to find a solution to bypass the status check. We needed this when we make a automated merge to main to bump the release version.

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[safeamiiir]

I did similar thing to what @dannyskoog has suggested:

Agreed. It should be simpler. But personally I was able to achieve the desired effect by:

Enable "do not allow bypassing the above settings"
Enable "required status checks" and making sure there's at least 1 required status check
Enable "allow specified actors to bypass required pull requests" and specifying the admins

But the problem being I still can not bypass "required status checks to pass before merging". I have some integration tests that take a while to pass, and if I'm fixing just a typo I still have to wait for it to be passed.

Any solution that Admins can bypass ALL requirements in the PR not only review?

[dannyskoog]

The solution I posted previously still made you wait for the checks to finish, yes. And I don't know how to allow merging while the checks are in progress (if that's even possible).

[safeamiiir]

Thanks Danny! I guess I'll later search a bit more on this or might open a new Discussion.
Cheers!

[ajwells128]

I stumbled upon the same problem, but I think there is now a solution (using Rulesets instead of Branch protections):

Create a Ruleset (targeting main in this example, or whatever your branch is)

• Enable Require a pull request before merging
• Bypass List: Add Repository Admin role (or whatever you like)
• Use the three dots to change Always to For pull requests only on the bypass rule

When I tried pushing to main, it was rejected. But at the pull request, I was able to check the box to bypass restrictions. Hope this helps

[niij]

That does help! Thank you.

Sounds like this should be marked closed.