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title: "New merge-batch merge method for merge queue"
date: 2026-04-07
tags:
  - Merge Queue
description: "A new merge-batch merge method merges the draft pull request prepared by the merge queue directly into the base branch"
---

The merge queue now supports a new `merge_method: merge-batch` option for queue rules. When enabled with `batch_size > 1`, instead of merging each pull request individually, the merge queue merges its draft pull request directly using the GitHub merge API. The
resulting merge commit clearly indicates it was performed by the merge queue, listing all included pull requests. This provides a cleaner merge history for teams using batch merging.