Link another commit's reference in commit message gitlab

Question

I know we can mention issue in commit messages as'#issue_no', but is it possible to link it to another commit in gitlab?

either mention commit SHA or complete commit URL in the commit message?

Daniel Calliess · Accepted Answer · 2026-01-21 14:14:47Z

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See the documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/markdown/#gitlab-specific-references

References Input Cross-project reference Shortcut inside the same namespace

Commit (specific) 9ba12248 namespace/project@9ba12248 project@9ba12248

So you can just use the commit hash within one project.

edited Jan 21 at 14:14

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orzechow Over a year ago

This applies if the commit is in the same project. Commits in other projects of the same Gitlab instance can also be cross-referenced with the full link or sth. like namespace/project@9ba12248.

andrybak Over a year ago

In some workflows, commit hashes can change. That's why a slightly more verbose style of a reference to a commit is also used: git log -1 --format=reference. See section "PRETTY FORMATS" in documentation of git log.

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