set null value for protected_branches
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ github:
commits: commits@hop.apache.org
jira_options: link label worklog
-# protected_branches:
+#remove ~ when enabling the protection
+ protected_branches: ~
# master:
# required_pull_request_reviews:
# required_approving_review_count: 1
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