diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5022ee4379a61f73b87d91227af9993237249e06..bb712d74777147d0a0d968b9b641ea6d59bf4e9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ yamllint:
       --manifest-project=${MANIFEST_PROJECT}
       --submodule=.gitlab-ci
       --revision=${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
-      --verbose
       ${DEPLOY_TO}
 
     - ./generate_job_from_template.py
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ yamllint:
       --branch="integrate/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}/${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
       --manifest-project=${MANIFEST_PROJECT}
       --parent_merge_request="${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_PROJECT_URL}/-/merge_requests/${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID}"
-      --verbose
       ${DEPLOY_TO}
       > integration.yml
     - cat integration.yml
@@ -130,10 +128,6 @@ deploy:
   extends:
     - .deploy
     - .manifest-projects
-  rules:
-    # For now to test the merge step
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
 
 deploy-foobar:
   extends:
@@ -176,7 +170,6 @@ trigger-foobar:
       --manifest-project=${MANIFEST_PROJECT}
       --submodule=.gitlab-ci
       --revision=${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
-      --verbose
       ${DEPLOY_TO}
 
 merge-foobar:
@@ -184,6 +177,11 @@ merge-foobar:
     - .merge
     - .foobar-manifest-projects
 
+merge:
+  extends:
+    - .merge
+    - .manifest-projects
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stage: check
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ check:
         --integration-base=${MASTER_BRANCH}
         --project=${CI_PROJECT_PATH}
         --merge-request=${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID}
-        --verbose
 
     # The check is done for both manifests in one job as the retrigger
     # looks for jobs named check, though there can only be one
@@ -218,4 +215,3 @@ check:
         --integration-base=master
         --project=${CI_PROJECT_PATH}
         --merge-request=${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID}
-        --verbose
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ae045bb77877e6df22d2f6ffe9a35d35847b9a1..76b9901dab8eb7664531a184090dba13513e70f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ version in the SRCREV.conf file.
 	*  BB\_RECIPE\_NAME: Set the name of the bitbake recipe
 1. Create a corresponding entry in the SRCREV.conf file of the manifest repo\
 `SRCREV_pn-<bitbake-recipe> = "<current-commit-hash>"`
+1. Add the project into the gitlab-ci project's .gitlab-ci.yml, so changes to the
+CI are deployed into the new project.
 
 **Repository settings**
 1. Verify that the merge strategy is set to *Fast-forward merge*
diff --git a/merge_gitlab_ci.py b/merge_gitlab_ci.py
index bd380b7d6aea8dacefbe43955d6f89cee14a08b2..35963bbbe0928f8fea643d838bcdb413456f33e9 100755
--- a/merge_gitlab_ci.py
+++ b/merge_gitlab_ci.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def main():
             project, args.submodule, args.revision, branch
         )
 
-        logging.debug("Merge %s!%d: %s", project.name, mr.iid, mr.title)
+        print("Merge {}!{}: {}".format(project.name, mr.iid, mr.title))
         # Wait until GitLab has checked merge status
         common.wait_until_merge_status_is_set(project, mr)