Automatically retarget merge requests

Release notes

Today, user needs to manually retarget the MR B onto master once MR A is merged. GitLab can automate that.

Problem to solve

It is common to have a number of merge requests in a chain, when one depends on another. For example:

• Merge Request A: merge feature-A into master
• Merge Request B: merge feature-B into feature-A

We can distinguish two workflows:

• the MR A is merged into master first, and then MR B is retargeted onto master
• the MR B is merged into feature-A branch, and then MR A is merged into master

Today, user needs to manually retarget the MR B onto master once MR A is merged.

GitLab can automate that.

Intended users

• Sasha (Software Developer)

User experience goal

The MRs are automatically retargeted making user to perform less actions manually, as otherwise user would do it anyway.

Proposal

The MRs that are targeting the currently merged MR are automatically retargeted.

Available Tier

• Free

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