diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-automerge.sh b/.gitlab-ci-automerge.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..eda4db46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-automerge.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+set -x
+
+echo "Processing for merge requests."
+
+HOST="${HOST}api/v4/projects/"
+
+TARGET_BRANCH=$RELEASE
+
+BODY="{
+    \"id\": ${CI_PROJECT_ID},
+    \"source_branch\": \"${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\",
+    \"target_branch\": \"${TARGET_BRANCH}\",
+    \"remove_source_branch\": true,
+    \"title\": \"WIP RELEASE: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\",
+    \"assignee_id\":\"${GITLAB_USER_ID}\"
+}";
+
+LISTMR=`curl --silent "${HOST}${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests?state=opened" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PRIVATE_TOKEN}"`;
+MATCHES=`echo ${LISTMR} | jq ".[] | {target_branch: .target_branch | match(\"${TARGET_BRANCH}\"), source_branch: .source_branch | match(\"${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\")}"`;
+
+# No MR found, let's create a new one
+if [ -z "${MATCHES}" ]; then
+    curl -X POST "${HOST}${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests" \
+        --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PRIVATE_TOKEN}" \
+        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        --data "${BODY}";
+
+    echo "Opened a new merge request: WIP RELEASE: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} and assigned to you";
+fi
+
+# Test
+TARGET_BRANCH="${RELEASE}-test"
+
+BODY="{
+    \"id\": ${CI_PROJECT_ID},
+    \"source_branch\": \"${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\",
+    \"target_branch\": \"${TARGET_BRANCH}\",
+    \"remove_source_branch\": false,
+    \"title\": \"WIP TEST: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\",
+    \"assignee_id\":\"${GITLAB_USER_ID}\"
+}";
+
+LISTMR=`curl --silent "${HOST}${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests?state=opened" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PRIVATE_TOKEN}"`;
+MATCHES=`echo ${LISTMR} | jq ".[] | {target_branch: .target_branch | match(\"${TARGET_BRANCH}\"), source_branch: .source_branch | match(\"${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}\")}"`;
+
+# No MR found, let's create a new one
+if [ -z "${MATCHES}" ]; then
+    curl -X POST "${HOST}${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests" \
+        --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PRIVATE_TOKEN}" \
+        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        --data "${BODY}";
+
+    echo "Opened a new merge request: WIP TEST: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} and assigned to you";
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e8fd5f06..43e05b74 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ before_script:
   - IMAGE_TAG=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG | sed "s/^\([[:digit:]][[:digit:]]\)-\([[:digit:]]\)/\1\.\2/g")
   - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN registry.gitlab.com
 
+merge_request:
+  before_script:
+    - apk add curl jq
+  stage: build
+  only:
+    - /(^new\/)|(^mig\/)|(^imp\/)|(^fix\/)/
+  script:
+    - ls -lah
+    - RELEASE=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | sed "s{.*\/\(.*\)\/.*{\1{g") HOST=$(echo $CI_PROJECT_URL | sed 's{\(^https://[^/]*/\).*{\1{g') CI_PROJECT_ID=${CI_PROJECT_ID} CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME=${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} GITLAB_USER_ID=${GITLAB_USER_ID} PRIVATE_TOKEN=${PRIVATE_TOKEN} ./.gitlab-ci-automerge.sh 
+
 build:
   stage: build
   script: