Strip newline from commit description on project overview

app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/last_commit.vue

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export default {
     showCommitId() {
       return this.commit?.sha?.substr(0, 8);
     },
+    commitDescription() {
+      // Strip the newline at the beginning
+      return this.commit?.descriptionHtml?.replace(/^
/, '');
+    },
   },
   watch: {
     currentPath() {
@@ -146,10 +150,10 @@ export default {
             <timeago-tooltip :time="commit.authoredDate" tooltip-placement="bottom" />
           </div>
           <pre
-            v-if="commit.descriptionHtml"
+            v-if="commitDescription"
             :class="{ 'd-block': showDescription }"
             class="commit-row-description gl-mb-3"
-            v-html="commit.descriptionHtml"
+            v-html="commitDescription"
           ></pre>
         </div>
         <div class="commit-actions flex-row">

changelogs/unreleased/strip-newline-from-commit-description-on-project-overview.yml

+---
+title: Strip newline from commit description on project overview
+merge_request: 51099
+author: Kev @KevSlashNull
+type: fixed

spec/frontend/repository/components/last_commit_spec.js

@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ describe('Repository last commit component', () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it('strips the first newline of the description', async () => {
+    factory(createCommitData({ descriptionHtml: '
Update ADOPTERS.md' }));
+
+    await vm.vm.$nextTick();
+
+    expect(vm.find('.commit-row-description').html()).toBe(
+      '<pre class="commit-row-description gl-mb-3">Update ADOPTERS.md</pre>',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('renders the signature HTML as returned by the backend', () => {
     factory(createCommitData({ signatureHtml: '<button>Verified</button>' }));