@@ -465,11 +465,12 @@ You can read more about what to look for before accepting a change
465465:ref: `here <committing >`.
466466
467467All pull requests have required checks that need to pass before a change
468- can be merged. After a change was accepted by at least one core
469- developer review, you can schedule an automatic merge of the change by
468+ can be merged. At any point, a core developer can schedule an automatic merge
469+ of the change by
470470clicking the gray ``Enable auto-merge (squash) `` button. You will find
471471it at the bottom of the pull request page. The auto-merge will only
472- happen if all the required checks pass.
472+ happen if all the required checks pass, but the PR does not need to have been
473+ approved for a successful auto-merge to take place.
473474
474475If all required checks are already finished on a PR you're reviewing,
475476in place of the gray ``Enable auto-merge `` button you will find a green
@@ -516,8 +517,9 @@ recommended approach.
516517To pause automatic merging, apply the "DO-NOT-MERGE" label to the PR or
517518submit a review requesting changes. The latter will put an "awaiting
518519changes" label on the PR, which pauses the auto-merge similarly to
519- "DO-NOT-MERGE". After the author submits a fix, re-requests review, and
520- receives a new accepting review, auto-merge will complete.
520+ "DO-NOT-MERGE". After the author submits a fix and re-requests review, you can
521+ resume the auto-merge process either by submitting an approving review or by
522+ dismissing your previous review that requested changes.
521523
522524Note that pushing new changes after the auto-merge flow was enabled
523525does **NOT ** stop it.
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