--- title: "Introducing frozen branches: A safer way to build on your teammates’ work" url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-frozen-branches-a-safer-way-to-build-on-your-teammates-work-zdqxfbdaz source_url: https://graphite.dev/blog/introducing-frozen-branches type: article source: "Graphite.dev" published: 2025-09-18T21:28:31.281Z updated: 2025-09-18T21:28:48.747Z tags: ["git", "version-control"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing frozen branches: A safer way to build on your teammates’ work **[Graphite.dev](https://daily.dev/sources/graphitedev)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Graphite introduces frozen branches in version 1.7.0, a new feature that allows developers to safely build on teammates' work without accidentally modifying their branches. Frozen branches automatically stay read-only when pulled down using 'gt get', preventing accidental edits while still allowing remote updates and new branches to be built on top. This feature reduces collaboration friction by protecting against merge conflicts and overwrites in shared development workflows. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Graphite changelog \[09-17-2025\]](https://daily.dev/posts/graphite-changelog-09-17-2025--lkofv4mw4) · Graphite.dev · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [From Feature Branches to Agent Branches ft. Antigravity](https://daily.dev/posts/from-feature-branches-to-agent-branches-ft-antigravity-guunzgner) · Amit Merchant · 19 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git), [#version-control](https://daily.dev/tags/version-control) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-frozen-branches-a-safer-way-to-build-on-your-teammates-work-zdqxfbdaz)