we are using git in our on-premises TFS 2018 ~~RC2~~ RTW

when we checkin our code we assiciate a work item by adding a hash and a number e.g. #8635

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JG2PY.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JG2PY.png)

It is written in the [docs](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2016/03/02/linking-work-items-to-git-branches-commits-and-pull-requests/) that this should work with pull-requests. But in our case we do not neccessarly need pull-requests.

**Is it possible to link commits with work items without pull-requests?**

related: 

* [VSTS: How to get all linked work items since last successful release to production?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36599939/vsts-how-to-get-all-linked-work-items-since-last-successful-release-to-producti)
* <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2016/03/02/linking-work-items-to-git-branches-commits-and-pull-requests/>

**Update:**

I just tested this on a different git project on the same team project. 

Guess what: It's working as expected. Strange there needs to be something with this git project...

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eXa9K.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eXa9K.png)