diff --git a/increment_version.sh b/increment_version.sh
index 324f36235e..85fb2076f0 100755
--- a/increment_version.sh
+++ b/increment_version.sh
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ git_changelog() {
         | grep -v "Added translation using Weblate" \
         | grep -v "Translated using Weblate" \
         | grep -v "weblate/sc" \
+        | grep -v "\\[merge.*\\]" \
         || echo "No significant changes since the last stable release"
 }