update GitHub notifications scheme
diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index b0b74d7..82f94b1 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@
     - build-management
     - maven-shared
     - maven
+  enabled_merge_buttons:
+    squash: true
+    merge: false
+    rebase: true
+notifications:
+  commits: commits@maven.apache.org
+  issues: issues@maven.apache.org
+  jira_options: link label comment
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6252be3..fa2c072 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 .checkstyle
 pom.xml.versionsBackup
+.factorypath