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# Pushing changes into the Angular tree
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Please see [Using git with Angular repositories ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h8nijFSaa1jG_UE8v4WP7glh5qOUXnYtAtJh_gwOQHI/edit )
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for details about how we maintain a linear commit history and the rules for committing.
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As a contributor, see the instructions in [CONTRIBUTING.md ](../CONTRIBUTING.md ).
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# Change approvals
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Change approvals in our monorepo are managed via [PullApprove ](https://docs.pullapprove.com/ ) and are configured via the [`.pullapprove.yml` ](../.pullapprove.yml ) file.
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# Merging
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Once a change has all of the required approvals, either the last approver or the PR author (if PR author has the project collaborator status)
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should mark the PR with the `action: merge` label and the correct [target label ](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/docs/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md#pr-target ).
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This signals to the caretaker that the PR should be merged. See [merge instructions ](CARETAKER.md ).
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# Who is the Caretaker?
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See [this explanation ](https://twitter.com/IgorMinar/status/799365744806854656 ).