diff --git a/runbot_merge/changelog/2022-10/labels.md b/runbot_merge/changelog/2022-10/labels.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51530fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_merge/changelog/2022-10/labels.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+IMP: make timestamps and batch labels selectable
+
+In the list of stagings for a branch, the timestamps and batch labels were not
+selectable, which was inconvenent for cross-referencing and copy/pasting. They
+should now be selectable.
diff --git a/runbot_merge/static/scss/runbot_merge.scss b/runbot_merge/static/scss/runbot_merge.scss
index 11ed66f4..2b98cf32 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/static/scss/runbot_merge.scss
+++ b/runbot_merge/static/scss/runbot_merge.scss
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ h5 { font-size: 1em; }
   display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.btn {
+  user-select: text;
+}
+
 // mergebot layouting
 .stagings {
   display: flex;