diff --git a/dev/merge-pr.sh b/dev/merge-pr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2ac8956f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/merge-pr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+GIT_APACHE_URL=https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/bahir.git
+GIT_GITHUB_URL=https://github.com/apache/bahir.git
+TARGET_BRANCH=${2:-master}
+
+JIRA_URL=https://issues.apache.org/jira
+
+base_dir=$(pwd)
+base_ifs=${IFS}
+work_dir=${base_dir}/pr-$1
+
+function print_usage {
+  cat << EOF
+
+merge-pr - Merges given pull request and resolves associated JIRA ticket.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+usage: merge-pr.sh [pull-request-ID] [base-branch]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+Merges given pull request and resolves associated JIRA ticket. Message of the
+most recent commit should contain reference to JIRA ticket in square brackets,
+e.g. [BAHIR-123] Support SSL in MQTT.
+
+OPTIONS
+
+pull-request-ID     - Number of the pull request. Required.
+base-branch         - Name of the target branch to merge pull request to.
+                      Optional, default: master.
+
+EXAMPLES
+
+merge-pr.sh 77
+merge-pr.sh 77 2.3.0
+
+EOF
+}
+
+function init() {
+    rm -rf ${work_dir}
+    mkdir ${work_dir}
+    cd ${work_dir}
+}
+
+function exit_with_code() {
+    cd ${base_dir}
+    rm -rf ${work_dir}
+    exit $1
+}
+
+function merge_git_pr() {
+    local pull_id=$1
+    local jira_issue=$2
+
+    # Pull fresh repository and fetch branch containing pull request.
+    git clone ${GIT_APACHE_URL} --quiet .
+    git remote add apache ${GIT_GITHUB_URL}
+    git fetch apache pull/${pull_id}/head:pr-${pull_id} --quiet 2>/dev/null
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Pull request #${pull_id} does not exist."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+    git checkout pr-${pull_id} --quiet
+
+    # Print summary.
+    IFS=$'\n';
+    local commit_list=( $(git log origin/${TARGET_BRANCH}..pr-${pull_id} --oneline) )
+    IFS=${base_ifs}
+    if [[ ${commit_list[@]} == "" ]]; then
+        echo "No commits to merge."
+        exit_with_code 0
+    fi
+    echo "Commits to be merged:"
+    for i in ${!commit_list[@]}
+    do
+        echo "   ${commit_list[$i]}"
+    done
+    if [[ ${#commit_list[@]} > 1 ]]; then
+        echo "Maybe ask contributor to squash commits."
+        read -r -p "Continue \"as is\"? [y/n] " confirmation
+        if [[ ${confirmation} != "y" ]]; then
+            exit_with_code 0
+        fi
+    else
+        read -r -p "Continue? [y/n] " confirmation
+        if [[ ${confirmation} != "y" ]]; then
+            exit_with_code 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    git rebase --quiet ${TARGET_BRANCH} > /dev/null 2>&1
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+        # Fail in case of conflicts.
+        git merge --abort > /dev/null 2>&1
+        echo "Branch contains conflicts. Ask contributor to rebase with ${TARGET_BRANCH}."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+
+    read -r -p "Approver Git user name: " git_user_name
+    git config --local user.name ${git_user_name}
+    read -r -p "Approver Git user e-mail: " git_user_email
+    git config --local user.email ${git_user_email}
+
+    local last_commit_msg=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+    read -r -p "Close pull request #${pull_id}? [y/n] " confirmation
+    if [[ ${confirmation} == "y" ]]; then
+        local suffix=$(printf "\n\nCloses #${pull_id}")
+        git commit --quiet --amend -m "${last_commit_msg}${suffix}"
+    fi
+
+    git checkout ${TARGET_BRANCH} --quiet
+    git merge --quiet pr-${pull_id}
+    git push --quiet origin ${TARGET_BRANCH}
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to push changes to remote repository."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+    echo "Commits pushed to origin/${TARGET_BRANCH}."
+
+    eval ${jira_issue}=$(echo ${last_commit_msg} | awk -F'[' '{print $2}' | awk -F']' '{print $1}')
+}
+
+function update_and_resolve_jira {
+    local jira_project=$1
+    local jira_ticket_number=$2
+
+    read -r -p "Approver JIRA user: " jira_user
+    read -s -p "Approver JIRA password: " jira_pass
+    echo
+
+    # Lookup JIRA ticket details.
+    local ticket_details=$(curl --silent --write-out "%{http_code}" --user ${jira_user}:${jira_pass} \
+        --request GET --url ${JIRA_URL}/rest/api/2/issue/${jira_project}-${jira_ticket_number})
+    local status_code=${ticket_details:(-3)}
+    if [[ ${status_code} != 200 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to retrieve JIRA ticket ${jira_project}-${jira_ticket_number} details: ${status_code}."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+    ticket_details=${ticket_details:0:${#ticket_details}-3}
+
+    # Choose new assignee.
+    local current_assignee=$(echo ${ticket_details} | jq --raw-output '.fields.assignee.name')
+    if [[ ${current_assignee} == "null" ]]; then
+        current_assignee="unassigned"
+    fi
+    local assign_options=( $(echo ${ticket_details} | \
+        jq --raw-output '.fields.assignee.name,.fields.creator.name,.fields.reporter.name,.fields.comment.comments[].author.name' | \
+        uniq | grep -v null) )
+    assign_options+=("other")
+
+    echo "Specify assignee of JIRA ticket ${jira_project}-${jira_ticket_number} (current: ${current_assignee}):"
+    for i in ${!assign_options[*]}
+    do
+        printf "%4d: %s\n" ${i} ${assign_options[$i]}
+    done
+    read -r -p "Chosen option: " assign_index
+    local new_assignee=${assign_options[${assign_index}]}
+    if [[ ${new_assignee} == "other" ]]; then
+        read -r -p "Enter JIRA account name: " new_assignee
+    fi
+
+    # Specify which release the issues is going to be fixed in.
+    local version_options=( $(curl --silent --user ${jira_user}:${jira_pass} \
+        --request GET --url ${JIRA_URL}/rest/api/2/project/${jira_project}/versions | \
+        jq --raw-output '.[] | select(.released == false) | .name') )
+
+    echo "Specify fixed release version:"
+    for i in ${!version_options[*]}
+    do
+        printf "%4d: %s\n" ${i} ${version_options[$i]}
+    done
+    read -r -p "Chosen option: " version_index
+
+    # Update JIRA ticket. Set appropriate fixed release version and assignee.
+    status_code=$(curl --silent --write-out "%{http_code}" --user ${jira_user}:${jira_pass} \
+        --request PUT --url ${JIRA_URL}/rest/api/2/issue/${jira_project}-${jira_ticket_number} \
+        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data \
+        "{
+            \"update\": {
+                    \"fixVersions\": [ { \"set\": [ { \"name\": \"${version_options[${version_index}]}\" } ] } ]
+            },
+            \"fields\": { \"assignee\": { \"name\": \"${new_assignee}\" } }
+        }")
+    if [[ ${status_code} != 204 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to update JIRA ticket with given assignee and release version: ${status_code}."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+
+    # Update JIRA ticket. Transition the ticket to resolved state
+    # (id = 5, checked with GET ..issue/ABC-1/transitions API).
+    status_code=$(curl --silent --write-out "%{http_code}" --user ${jira_user}:${jira_pass} \
+        --request POST --url ${JIRA_URL}/rest/api/2/issue/${jira_project}-${jira_ticket_number}/transitions \
+        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "{ \"transition\": { \"id\": \"5\" } }")
+    if [[ ${status_code} != 204 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to transition JIRA ticket to resolved state: ${status_code}."
+        exit_with_code 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "JIRA ticket successfully updated."
+}
+
+if ! [[ ( $# == 1 || $# == 2 ) && $1 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  print_usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+init
+merge_git_pr $1 jira_ticket
+if [[ ${jira_ticket} == "" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed to identify corresponding JIRA ticket. JIRA will not be updated."
+    exit_with_code 1
+fi
+update_and_resolve_jira $(echo ${jira_ticket} | cut -d- -f1) $(echo ${jira_ticket} | cut -d- -f2)
+exit_with_code 0