From ec60ae713bbe5f17bca289cf2a1433263deb32db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Eagan <84857865+hibler13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:00:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Minor typo fix - extra period (#27067)

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 .../managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches.md     | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches.md b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches.md
index e1cc1a9221..97903bcdf9 100644
--- a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches.md
+++ b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ For complex pull requests that require many reviews, requiring an approval from
 
 Required status checks ensure that all required CI tests are passing before collaborators can make changes to a protected branch. Required status checks can be checks or statuses. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/collaborating-on-repositories-with-code-quality-features/about-status-checks)."
 
-You can use the commit status API to allow external services to mark commits with an appropriate status.. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/rest/commits/statuses)" in the REST API documentation.
+You can use the commit status API to allow external services to mark commits with an appropriate status. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/rest/commits/statuses)" in the REST API documentation.
 
 After enabling required status checks, all required status checks must pass before collaborators can merge changes into the protected branch. After all required status checks pass, any commits must either be pushed to another branch and then merged or pushed directly to the protected branch.