- title: "GitLab administrators must have permission to modify protected branches or tags"
  announcement_milestone: "16.0"
  removal_milestone: "16.0"
  breaking_change: true
  reporter: tlinz
  stage: Create
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12776
  body: |  # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    GitLab administrators can no longer perform actions on protected branches or tags unless they have been explicitly granted that permission. These actions include pushing and merging into a [protected branch](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/protected_branches.html), unprotecting a branch, and creating [protected tags](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/protected_tags.html).
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  tiers:  # (optional - may be required in the future) An array of tiers that the feature is available in currently.  e.g., [Free, Silver, Gold, Core, Premium, Ultimate]
  documentation_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/protected_branches.html
  image_url:  # (optional) This is a link to a thumbnail image depicting the feature
  video_url:  # (optional) Use the youtube thumbnail URL with the structure of https://img.youtube.com/vi/UNIQUEID/hqdefault.jpg