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+@Library('[email protected]') _
+
+/*
+ * Forward merge any changes in current branch to the branch with following version.
+ *
+ * Please note, the branches names are intentionally separated as variables, to minimised conflicts
+ * during automated merges for this file.
+ *
+ * These variables should be updated when a new version is cut
+ */
+
+/**
+ * the branch name of origin branch, it should match the current branch
+ * and it acts as a fail-safe inside {@code forwardMerger} pipeline
+ */
+String originBranch = 'release/os/5.1'
+
+/**
+ * the branch name of target branch, it should be the branch with the next version
+ * after the one in current branch.
+ */
+String targetBranch = 'release/interop/syntax'
+
+/**
+ * Forward merge any changes between #originBranch and #targetBranch
+ */
+forwardMerger(
+    targetBranch: targetBranch,
+    originBranch: originBranch,
+    slackChannel: '#interop-forward-merge-bot-notifications',
+)