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 ```bash
 # Add the subtree as a remote
 git remote add common git@gitlab.ducoterra.net:services/common.git
-git subtree add --prefix .gitlab common main
+git subtree add --prefix .gitlab common main --squash --message "Add Common .gitlab Subtree"
 
 # Now you can run the following to update
 make make-update