Can I change the state of Github Issue? Open > Needs Verification > Closed

Question

It would be really great to have a Github issue be in an intermediary "Resolved" state before I close the issue.

Right now, I have a "Resolved" label and I manually select the issue and change it's label on the web after I commit. Is there a way I can do this from the commit message?

I am sure this is a common problem. How do you guys solve this?

I have never used Github API but can this be done using the API If I were to do this myself?

Answer 1

Since September 14, 2016 you could manage your states with projects. See image below:

Reference and source: GitHub - A whole new GitHub Universe: announcing new tools, forums, and features.

I know it's not like a new state like "needs verification" because you can't like @NevikRehnel said in his answer. But you could make a column named "open", "needs verification" and "closed" and all the issues can you list in correct column.