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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T03:59:59+00:00 2026-06-02T03:59:59+00:00

I currently have two branches, Parent(Main) and Child(Release). I need to inject a new

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I currently have two branches, Parent(Main) and Child(Release). I need to inject a new branch between Parent and Child, making it Parent(Main), Child(Intermediate), and Grandchild(Release). I know I can accomplish this through the following steps:

  1. Rename Release to Intermediate
  2. Create a new branch from Intermediate and call it Release

Unfortunately, the branch rename process has done unexpected things in the past with change history. Is there any alternative?

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    2026-06-02T04:00:01+00:00Added an answer on June 2, 2026 at 4:00 am

    Renaming is the proper way to go here and you are correct that renaming the root of a branch can cause problems in future merges. There is a good article here that describes the potential problems and how to work around them.

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