diff --git a/utils/git.mk b/utils/git.mk
index dece38bf7e98bcb6b44e44a1b97f1549881ba6e1..2ec04aa25e8c4eebda3bd83fd3fd99afc8461a2a 100644
--- a/utils/git.mk
+++ b/utils/git.mk
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ commit: ## Commit changes to git, push them to the remote and inform flux about
 	git commit -v
 	git push
 	make flux-update-git
+
+merge:
+	git fetch
+	git merge --no-ff origin/$(BRANCH) --no-edit
+	git push origin --delete $(BRANCH)