<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=19329) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> A merge request is supposed to be automatically closed when the commit(s) to be merged are pushed to the target branch (whether directly or in a merge). If the commits to be merged are instead cherry-picked in (on top of another commit so that their SHA changes), they get a different SHA, and so the merge requests are not automatically closed. ### Proposal - if cherry picked through the GitLab UI, close the merge request as merged - if cherry picked through the command line ... TBD ### Links / references