[JENKINS-21896] Configurable merge message

I am using the "automatic merging" functionality as described here: "Using Git, Jenkins and pre-build branch merging" ( https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Git+Plugin#GitPlugin-AdvancedFeatures ). The merging is working well. What I wanted is to have some readable information about which two branches are integratet within a commited merge result. The current comments look like:

"Merge commit '6cb5a448d66ab30aca2257123e7c0396fa9fddac' into HEAD"

I would be very useful if more informative commit/push comments could be written like:

"Merged branch 'release/2.4.7' into branch 'develop'. Merge commit '6cb5a448d66ab30aca2257123e7c0396fa9f8dac' into HEAD"

I have not found any customize functionality for this. And using the tag function for this would be an overhead, since "tons" of tags would be created.

Regards

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Originally reported by olibolib, imported from: Configurable merge message

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): git-publisher
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 10
  
• watchers: 11
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

I am using the "automatic merging" functionality as described here: "Using Git, Jenkins and pre-build branch merging" ( https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Git+Plugin#GitPlugin-AdvancedFeatures ). The merging is working well. What I wanted is to have some readable information about which two branches are integratet within a commited merge result. The current comments look like:


"Merge commit '6cb5a448d66ab30aca2257123e7c0396fa9fddac' into HEAD" 


I would be very useful if more informative commit/push comments could be written like:


"Merged branch 'release/2.4.7' into branch 'develop'. Merge commit '6cb5a448d66ab30aca2257123e7c0396fa9f8dac' into HEAD"


I have not found any customize functionality for this. And using the tag function for this would be an overhead, since "tons" of tags would be created.


Regards

environment

```
Linux Ubuntu 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64

Jenkins ver. 1.546

Git Plugin 2.0

Git server plugin 1.3

Jenkins GIT client plugin 1.6.2
```