diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issues/show/components/edit_actions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issues/show/components/edit_actions.vue
index 4daf6f2b61b..9b31014c1ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issues/show/components/edit_actions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issues/show/components/edit_actions.vue
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default {
       return this.formState.title.trim() !== '';
     },
     shouldShowDeleteButton() {
-      return this.canDestroy && this.showDeleteButton;
+      return this.canDestroy && this.showDeleteButton && this.typeToShow;
     },
     typeToShow() {
       const { issueState, issuableType } = this;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/list/components/infrastructure_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/list/components/infrastructure_search.vue
index d3c38da1531..2046b717362 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/list/components/infrastructure_search.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/list/components/infrastructure_search.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default {
   <url-sync>
     <template #default="{ updateQuery }">
       <registry-search
-        :filter="filter"
+        :filters="filter"
         :sorting="sorting"
         :tokens="[] /* eslint-disable-line @gitlab/vue-no-new-non-primitive-in-template */"
         :sortable-fields="sortableFields"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/package_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/package_search.vue
index 7a88e04d1f9..d28847c7900 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/package_search.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/package_search.vue
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default {
       <template #default="{ updateQuery }">
         <registry-search
           v-if="mountRegistrySearch"
-          :filter="filters"
+          :filters="filters"
           :sorting="sorting"
           :tokens="$options.tokens"
           :sortable-fields="sortableFields"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search.vue
index 9b2de1a1b84..b2b1d2c8212 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
     <template #default="{ updateQuery }">
       <registry-search
         v-if="mountRegistrySearch"
-        :filter="filters"
+        :filters="filters"
         :sorting="sorting"
         :tokens="$options.tokens"
         :sortable-fields="sortableFields"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_content_viewer.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_content_viewer.vue
index 3729bd4c601..4a6e72e88b9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_content_viewer.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_content_viewer.vue
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import BlobHeader from '~/blob/components/blob_header.vue';
 import { SIMPLE_BLOB_VIEWER, RICH_BLOB_VIEWER } from '~/blob/components/constants';
 import createFlash from '~/flash';
 import axios from '~/lib/utils/axios_utils';
-import { isLoggedIn } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { isLoggedIn, handleLocationHash } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 import { __ } from '~/locale';
-import { redirectTo, getLocationHash } from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
+import { redirectTo } from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
 import glFeatureFlagMixin from '~/vue_shared/mixins/gl_feature_flags_mixin';
 import WebIdeLink from '~/vue_shared/components/web_ide_link.vue';
 import CodeIntelligence from '~/code_navigation/components/app.vue';
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export default {
       this.isLoadingLegacyViewer = true;
       axios
         .get(`${this.blobInfo.webPath}?format=json&viewer=${type}`)
-        .then(({ data: { html, binary } }) => {
+        .then(async ({ data: { html, binary } }) => {
           if (type === SIMPLE_BLOB_VIEWER) {
             this.isRenderingLegacyTextViewer = true;
 
@@ -197,20 +197,14 @@ export default {
             this.legacyRichViewer = html;
           }
 
-          this.scrollToHash();
           this.isBinary = binary;
           this.isLoadingLegacyViewer = false;
+
+          await this.$nextTick();
+          handleLocationHash(); // Ensures that we scroll to the hash when async content is loaded
         })
         .catch(() => this.displayError());
     },
-    scrollToHash() {
-      const hash = getLocationHash();
-      if (hash) {
-        // Ensures the browser's native scroll to hash is triggered for async content
-        window.location.hash = '';
-        window.location.hash = hash;
-      }
-    },
     displayError() {
       createFlash({ message: __('An error occurred while loading the file. Please try again.') });
     },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search.vue
index da68fe961a6..1948a6778f4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default {
     GlFilteredSearch,
   },
   props: {
-    filter: {
+    filters: {
       type: Array,
       required: true,
     },
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     internalFilter: {
       get() {
-        return this.filter;
+        return this.filters;
       },
       set(value) {
         this.$emit('filter:changed', value);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default {
       const sort = this.isSortAscending ? DESCENDING_ORDER : ASCENDING_ORDER;
       const newQueryString = this.generateQueryData({
         sorting: { ...this.sorting, sort },
-        filter: this.filter,
+        filter: this.filters,
       });
       this.$emit('sorting:changed', { sort });
       this.$emit('query:changed', newQueryString);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default {
     onSortItemClick(item) {
       const newQueryString = this.generateQueryData({
         sorting: { ...this.sorting, orderBy: item },
-        filter: this.filter,
+        filter: this.filters,
       });
       this.$emit('sorting:changed', { orderBy: item });
       this.$emit('query:changed', newQueryString);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default {
     submitSearch() {
       const newQueryString = this.generateQueryData({
         sorting: this.sorting,
-        filter: this.filter,
+        filter: this.filters,
       });
       this.$emit('filter:submit');
       this.$emit('query:changed', newQueryString);
diff --git a/app/graphql/mutations/releases/create.rb b/app/graphql/mutations/releases/create.rb
index 037ade2589c..70a0e71c869 100644
--- a/app/graphql/mutations/releases/create.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/mutations/releases/create.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ module Mutations
                required: true, as: :tag,
                description: 'Name of the tag to associate with the release.'
 
+      argument :tag_message, GraphQL::Types::String,
+               required: false,
+               description: 'Message to use if creating a new annotated tag.'
+
       argument :ref, GraphQL::Types::String,
                required: false,
                description: 'Commit SHA or branch name to use if creating a new tag.'
diff --git a/app/models/namespace.rb b/app/models/namespace.rb
index fcd641671f5..af29850971f 100644
--- a/app/models/namespace.rb
+++ b/app/models/namespace.rb
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ class Namespace < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def first_auto_devops_config_cache_key_for(group_id)
-    return "namespaces:{first_auto_devops_config}:#{group_id}" unless sync_traversal_ids?
-
     # Use SHA2 of `traversal_ids` to account for moving a namespace within the same root ancestor hierarchy.
     "namespaces:{#{traversal_ids.first}}:first_auto_devops_config:#{group_id}:#{Digest::SHA2.hexdigest(traversal_ids.join(' '))}"
   end
diff --git a/app/models/namespaces/traversal/linear.rb b/app/models/namespaces/traversal/linear.rb
index b0350b0288f..687fa6a5334 100644
--- a/app/models/namespaces/traversal/linear.rb
+++ b/app/models/namespaces/traversal/linear.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ module Namespaces
       UnboundedSearch = Class.new(StandardError)
 
       included do
-        before_update :lock_both_roots, if: -> { sync_traversal_ids? && parent_id_changed? }
-        after_update :sync_traversal_ids, if: -> { sync_traversal_ids? && saved_change_to_parent_id? }
+        before_update :lock_both_roots, if: -> { parent_id_changed? }
+        after_update :sync_traversal_ids, if: -> { saved_change_to_parent_id? }
         # This uses rails internal before_commit API to sync traversal_ids on namespace create, right before transaction is committed.
         # This helps reduce the time during which the root namespace record is locked to ensure updated traversal_ids are valid
-        before_commit :sync_traversal_ids, on: [:create], if: -> { sync_traversal_ids? }
+        before_commit :sync_traversal_ids, on: [:create]
       end
 
       class_methods do
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ module Namespaces
         end
       end
 
-      def sync_traversal_ids?
-        Feature.enabled?(:sync_traversal_ids, root_ancestor)
-      end
-
       def use_traversal_ids?
         return false unless Feature.enabled?(:use_traversal_ids)
 
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
index ee6f204be45..025012565a7 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ module MergeRequests
     #   more than one commit in the MR
     #
     def assign_title_and_description
+      assign_description_from_repository_template if Feature.enabled?(:mr_default_description_from_repo, target_project)
       assign_title_and_description_from_commits
       merge_request.title ||= title_from_issue if target_project.issues_enabled? || target_project.external_issue_tracker
       merge_request.title ||= source_branch.titleize.humanize
@@ -286,6 +287,37 @@ module MergeRequests
       title_parts.join(' ')
     end
 
+    def assign_description_from_repository_template
+      return unless merge_request.description.blank?
+
+      # Use TemplateFinder to load the default template. We need this mainly for
+      # the project_id, in case it differs from the target project. Conveniently,
+      # since the underlying merge_request_template_names_hash is cached, this
+      # should also be relatively cheap and allows us to bail early if the project
+      # does not have a default template.
+      templates = TemplateFinder.all_template_names(target_project, :merge_requests)
+      template = templates.values.flatten.find { |tmpl| tmpl[:name].casecmp?('default') }
+
+      return unless template
+
+      begin
+        repository_template = TemplateFinder.build(
+          :merge_requests,
+          target_project,
+          {
+            name: template[:name],
+            source_template_project_id: template[:project_id]
+          }
+        ).execute
+      rescue ::Gitlab::Template::Finders::RepoTemplateFinder::FileNotFoundError
+        return
+      end
+
+      return unless repository_template.present?
+
+      merge_request.description = repository_template.content
+    end
+
     def issue_iid
       strong_memoize(:issue_iid) do
         @params_issue_iid || begin
diff --git a/app/services/releases/base_service.rb b/app/services/releases/base_service.rb
index 249333e6d13..7fb59dad508 100644
--- a/app/services/releases/base_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/releases/base_service.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ module Releases
       params[:tag]
     end
 
+    def tag_message
+      params[:tag_message]
+    end
+
     def ref
       params[:ref]
     end
diff --git a/app/services/releases/create_service.rb b/app/services/releases/create_service.rb
index caa6a003205..e3134070231 100644
--- a/app/services/releases/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/releases/create_service.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Releases
 
       result = Tags::CreateService
         .new(project, current_user)
-        .execute(tag_name, ref, nil)
+        .execute(tag_name, ref, tag_message)
 
       return result unless result[:status] == :success
 
diff --git a/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
index 5c62cff27c7..ba7687db9c7 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
       = f.text_field :extern_uid, class: 'form-control', required: true
 
   .form-actions
-    = f.submit _('Save changes'), class: "gl-button btn btn-success"
+    = f.submit _('Save changes'), class: "gl-button btn btn-confirm"
 
diff --git a/config/feature_flags/development/sync_traversal_ids.yml b/config/feature_flags/development/mr_default_description_from_repo.yml
similarity index 53%
rename from config/feature_flags/development/sync_traversal_ids.yml
rename to config/feature_flags/development/mr_default_description_from_repo.yml
index 188bb3e0975..e15b049d0e0 100644
--- a/config/feature_flags/development/sync_traversal_ids.yml
+++ b/config/feature_flags/development/mr_default_description_from_repo.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: sync_traversal_ids
-introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/52854
-rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/321947
-group: group::access
+name: mr_default_description_from_repo
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/82398
+rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361753
+milestone: '15.0'
 type: development
-default_enabled: true
-milestone: '13.11'
+group: group::code review
+default_enabled: false
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
index 97ef81b8bfa..669ba3bc13d 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
@@ -4144,6 +4144,7 @@ Input type: `ReleaseCreateInput`
 | <a id="mutationreleasecreateprojectpath"></a>`projectPath` | [`ID!`](#id) | Full path of the project the release is associated with. |
 | <a id="mutationreleasecreateref"></a>`ref` | [`String`](#string) | Commit SHA or branch name to use if creating a new tag. |
 | <a id="mutationreleasecreatereleasedat"></a>`releasedAt` | [`Time`](#time) | Date and time for the release. Defaults to the current date and time. |
+| <a id="mutationreleasecreatetagmessage"></a>`tagMessage` | [`String`](#string) | Message to use if creating a new annotated tag. |
 | <a id="mutationreleasecreatetagname"></a>`tagName` | [`String!`](#string) | Name of the tag to associate with the release. |
 
 #### Fields
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/artifacts_reports.md b/doc/ci/yaml/artifacts_reports.md
index 289e8b91104..b7e9c921dfb 100644
--- a/doc/ci/yaml/artifacts_reports.md
+++ b/doc/ci/yaml/artifacts_reports.md
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ GitLab can display the results of one or more reports in:
 ## `artifacts:reports:cobertura` (removed)
 
 > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/3708) in GitLab 12.9.
-> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/78132) in GitLab 14.9.
+> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/78132) in GitLab 14.7.
 > - [Removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/348980) in GitLab 15.0.
 
-This feature was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/78132) in GitLab 14.9 and
+This feature was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/78132) in GitLab 14.7 and
 [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/348980) in GitLab 15.0. Use `artifacts:reports:coverage_report`
 instead.
 
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 1bce692f29d..558bc7a43fe 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -26337,6 +26337,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OnDemandScans|Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "OnDemandScans|Edit %{scannerType} profile"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "OnDemandScans|Edit on-demand DAST scan"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/qa/lib/gitlab/page/group/settings/usage_quotas.rb b/qa/lib/gitlab/page/group/settings/usage_quotas.rb
index df12fe4076c..d19b2e43119 100644
--- a/qa/lib/gitlab/page/group/settings/usage_quotas.rb
+++ b/qa/lib/gitlab/page/group/settings/usage_quotas.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ module Gitlab
     module Group
       module Settings
         class UsageQuotas < Chemlab::Page
+          # TODO: Supplant with data-qa-selectors
           link :pipeline_tab, id: 'pipelines-quota'
           link :storage_tab, id: 'storage-quota'
           link :buy_ci_minutes, text: 'Buy additional minutes'
-          link :buy_storage, text: /Purchase more storage/
+          link :buy_storage, text: /Buy storage/
           div :plan_ci_minutes
           div :additional_ci_minutes
           span :purchased_usage_total
+          div :purchased_usage_total_free, 'data-testid': 'purchased-usage-card' # Different UI for free namespace
           div :ci_purchase_successful_alert, text: /You have successfully purchased CI minutes/
           div :storage_purchase_successful_alert, text: /You have successfully purchased a storage/
           h2 :storage_available_alert, text: /purchased storage is available/
@@ -36,9 +38,14 @@ module Gitlab
           # Returns total purchased storage value once it's ready on page
           #
           # @return [Float] Total purchased storage value in GiB
-          def total_purchased_storage
+          def total_purchased_storage(free_name_space = true)
             storage_available_alert_element.wait_until(&:present?)
-            purchased_usage_total.to_f
+
+            if free_name_space
+              purchased_usage_total_free.split('/').last.match(/\d+\.\d+/)[0].to_f
+            else
+              purchased_usage_total.to_f
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/qa/qa/flow/purchase.rb b/qa/qa/flow/purchase.rb
index 41d771b9b6d..1ea472a10fa 100644
--- a/qa/qa/flow/purchase.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/flow/purchase.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ module QA
           usage_quota.buy_storage
         end
 
+        # Purchase checkout opens a new tab
+        Chemlab.configuration.browser.session.engine.switch_window
+
         Gitlab::Page::Subscriptions::New.perform do |storage|
           storage.quantity = quantity
           storage.continue_to_billing
diff --git a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/components/list/components/infrastructure_search_spec.js b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/components/list/components/infrastructure_search_spec.js
index e5230417c78..a086c20a5e7 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/components/list/components/infrastructure_search_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/infrastructure_registry/components/list/components/infrastructure_search_spec.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Infrastructure Search', () => {
 
     expect(findRegistrySearch().exists()).toBe(true);
     expect(findRegistrySearch().props()).toMatchObject({
-      filter: store.state.filter,
+      filters: store.state.filter,
       sorting: store.state.sorting,
       tokens: [],
       sortableFields: sortableFields(),
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('Infrastructure Search', () => {
     mountComponent(isGroupPage);
 
     expect(findRegistrySearch().props()).toMatchObject({
-      filter: store.state.filter,
+      filters: store.state.filter,
       sorting: store.state.sorting,
       tokens: [],
       sortableFields: fields,
diff --git a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/packages_search_spec.js b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/packages_search_spec.js
index 3670cfca8ea..19505618ff7 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/packages_search_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/package_registry/components/list/packages_search_spec.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Package Search', () => {
 
     await nextTick();
 
-    expect(findRegistrySearch().props('filter')).toEqual(['foo']);
+    expect(findRegistrySearch().props('filters')).toEqual(['foo']);
   });
 
   it('on filter:submit emits update event', async () => {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe('Package Search', () => {
     expect(getQueryParams).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     expect(findRegistrySearch().props()).toMatchObject({
-      filter: defaultQueryParamsMock.filters,
+      filters: defaultQueryParamsMock.filters,
       sorting: defaultQueryParamsMock.sorting,
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search_spec.js b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search_spec.js
index bd492a5ae8f..db9f96bff39 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/packages_and_registries/shared/components/persisted_search_spec.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('Persisted Search', () => {
 
     await nextTick();
 
-    expect(findRegistrySearch().props('filter')).toEqual(['foo']);
+    expect(findRegistrySearch().props('filters')).toEqual(['foo']);
   });
 
   it('on filter:submit emits update event', async () => {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('Persisted Search', () => {
     expect(getQueryParams).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     expect(findRegistrySearch().props()).toMatchObject({
-      filter: defaultQueryParamsMock.filters,
+      filters: defaultQueryParamsMock.filters,
       sorting: defaultQueryParamsMock.sorting,
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/frontend/repository/components/blob_content_viewer_spec.js b/spec/frontend/repository/components/blob_content_viewer_spec.js
index 2ab4afbffbe..79ccd1142e0 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/repository/components/blob_content_viewer_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/repository/components/blob_content_viewer_spec.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import userInfoQuery from '~/repository/queries/user_info.query.graphql';
 import applicationInfoQuery from '~/repository/queries/application_info.query.graphql';
 import CodeIntelligence from '~/code_navigation/components/app.vue';
 import { redirectTo } from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
-import { isLoggedIn } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { isLoggedIn, handleLocationHash } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 import { extendedWrapper } from 'helpers/vue_test_utils_helper';
 import httpStatusCodes from '~/lib/utils/http_status';
 import LineHighlighter from '~/blob/line_highlighter';
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ describe('Blob content viewer component', () => {
         await createComponent({ blob: { ...simpleViewerMock, fileType, highlightJs } });
         expect(LineHighlighter).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
+
+      it('scrolls to the hash', async () => {
+        mockAxios.onGet(legacyViewerUrl).replyOnce(httpStatusCodes.OK, 'test');
+        await createComponent({ blob: { ...simpleViewerMock, fileType, highlightJs } });
+        expect(handleLocationHash).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search_spec.js b/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search_spec.js
index f5ef5b3d443..20716e79a04 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/registry/registry_search_spec.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('Registry Search', () => {
   const findFilteredSearch = () => wrapper.find(GlFilteredSearch);
 
   const defaultProps = {
-    filter: [],
+    filters: [],
     sorting: { sort: 'asc', orderBy: 'name' },
     tokens: [{ type: 'foo' }],
     sortableFields: [
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Registry Search', () => {
   });
 
   describe('query string calculation', () => {
-    const filter = [
+    const filters = [
       { type: FILTERED_SEARCH_TERM, value: { data: 'one' } },
       { type: FILTERED_SEARCH_TERM, value: { data: 'two' } },
       { type: 'typeOne', value: { data: 'value_one' } },
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('Registry Search', () => {
     ];
 
     it('aggregates the filter in the correct object', () => {
-      mountComponent({ ...defaultProps, filter });
+      mountComponent({ ...defaultProps, filters });
 
       findFilteredSearch().vm.$emit('submit');
 
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/namespace_mirror_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/namespace_mirror_spec.rb
index 9b4e86916b8..3e77c349ccb 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/namespace_mirror_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/namespace_mirror_spec.rb
@@ -151,10 +151,9 @@ RSpec.describe Ci::NamespaceMirror do
 
     it_behaves_like 'changing the middle namespace'
 
-    context 'when the FFs sync_traversal_ids, use_traversal_ids and use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors are disabled' do
+    context 'when the FFs use_traversal_ids and use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors are disabled' do
       before do
-        stub_feature_flags(sync_traversal_ids: false,
-                           use_traversal_ids: false,
+        stub_feature_flags(use_traversal_ids: false,
                            use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors: false)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 0ca1fe1c8a6..8be24c78339 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -2393,19 +2393,6 @@ RSpec.describe Group do
 
           fetch_config
         end
-
-        context 'when traversal ID feature flags are disabled' do
-          before do
-            stub_feature_flags(sync_traversal_ids: false)
-          end
-
-          it 'caches the parent config when group auto_devops_enabled is nil' do
-            cache_key = "namespaces:{first_auto_devops_config}:#{group.id}"
-            define_cache_expectations(cache_key)
-
-            fetch_config
-          end
-        end
       end
 
       context 'cache expiration' do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/releases/create_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/releases/create_spec.rb
index 86995c10f10..1e62942c29d 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/releases/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/releases/create_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Creation of a new release' do
   let(:mutation_name) { :release_create }
 
   let(:tag_name) { 'v7.12.5'}
+  let(:tag_message) { nil }
   let(:ref) { 'master'}
   let(:name) { 'Version 7.12.5'}
   let(:description) { 'Release 7.12.5 :rocket:' }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Creation of a new release' do
     {
       projectPath: project.full_path,
       tagName: tag_name,
+      tagMessage: tag_message,
       ref: ref,
       name: name,
       description: description,
@@ -191,10 +193,26 @@ RSpec.describe 'Creation of a new release' do
     context 'when the provided tag does not already exist' do
       let(:tag_name) { 'v7.12.5-alpha' }
 
+      after do
+        project.repository.rm_tag(developer, tag_name)
+      end
+
       it_behaves_like 'no errors'
 
-      it 'creates a new tag' do
+      it 'creates a new lightweight tag' do
         expect { create_release }.to change { Project.find_by_id(project.id).repository.tag_count }.by(1)
+        expect(project.repository.find_tag(tag_name).message).to be_blank
+      end
+
+      context 'and tag_message is provided' do
+        let(:tag_message) { 'Annotated tag message' }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'no errors'
+
+        it 'creates a new annotated tag with the message' do
+          expect { create_release }.to change { Project.find_by_id(project.id).repository.tag_count }.by(1)
+          expect(project.repository.find_tag(tag_name).message).to eq(tag_message)
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
index ffc5d353958..f1078c7cdd3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
@@ -1177,7 +1177,6 @@ RSpec.describe API::Groups do
 
         it "only looks up root ancestor once and returns projects including those in subgroups" do
           expect(Namespace).to receive(:find_by).with(id: group1.id.to_s).once.and_call_original # For the group sent in the API call
-          expect(Namespace).to receive(:find_by).with(id: group1.traversal_ids.first).once.and_call_original # root_ancestor direct lookup
           expect(Namespace).to receive(:joins).with(start_with('INNER JOIN (SELECT id, traversal_ids[1]')).once.and_call_original # All-in-one root_ancestor query
 
           get api("/groups/#{group1.id}/projects", user1), params: { include_subgroups: true }
diff --git a/spec/scripts/lib/glfm/update_example_snapshots_spec.rb b/spec/scripts/lib/glfm/update_example_snapshots_spec.rb
index 169f5d1c5a6..d6088841bee 100644
--- a/spec/scripts/lib/glfm/update_example_snapshots_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scripts/lib/glfm/update_example_snapshots_spec.rb
@@ -154,57 +154,58 @@ RSpec.describe Glfm::UpdateExampleSnapshots, '#process' do
 
   describe 'writing examples_index.yml' do
     let(:es_examples_index_yml_contents) { reread_io(es_examples_index_yml_io) }
+    let(:expected_examples_index_yml_contents) do
+      <<~ES_EXAMPLES_INDEX_YML_CONTENTS
+        ---
+        02_01__inlines__strong__01:
+          spec_txt_example_position: 1
+          source_specification: commonmark
+        02_01__inlines__strong__02:
+          spec_txt_example_position: 2
+          source_specification: github
+        02_02__inlines__strikethrough_extension__01:
+          spec_txt_example_position: 3
+          source_specification: github
+        03_01__first_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01:
+          spec_txt_example_position: 4
+          source_specification: gitlab
+        04_01__second_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_html__01:
+          spec_txt_example_position: 5
+          source_specification: gitlab
+      ES_EXAMPLES_INDEX_YML_CONTENTS
+    end
 
     it 'writes the correct content' do
       subject.process(skip_static_and_wysiwyg: true)
 
-      expected =
-        <<~ES_EXAMPLES_INDEX_YML_CONTENTS
-          ---
-          02_01__inlines__strong__01:
-            spec_txt_example_position: 1
-            source_specification: commonmark
-          02_01__inlines__strong__02:
-            spec_txt_example_position: 2
-            source_specification: github
-          02_02__inlines__strikethrough_extension__01:
-            spec_txt_example_position: 3
-            source_specification: github
-          03_01__first_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01:
-            spec_txt_example_position: 4
-            source_specification: gitlab
-          04_01__second_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_html__01:
-            spec_txt_example_position: 5
-            source_specification: gitlab
-        ES_EXAMPLES_INDEX_YML_CONTENTS
-      expect(es_examples_index_yml_contents).to eq(expected)
+      expect(es_examples_index_yml_contents).to eq(expected_examples_index_yml_contents)
     end
   end
 
   describe 'writing markdown.yml' do
     let(:es_markdown_yml_contents) { reread_io(es_markdown_yml_io) }
+    let(:expected_markdown_yml_contents) do
+      <<~ES_MARKDOWN_YML_CONTENTS
+        ---
+        02_01__inlines__strong__01: |
+          __bold__
+        02_01__inlines__strong__02: |
+          __bold with more text__
+        02_02__inlines__strikethrough_extension__01: |
+          ~~Hi~~ Hello, world!
+        03_01__first_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01: |
+          **bold**
+        04_01__second_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_html__01: |
+          <strong>
+          bold
+          </strong>
+      ES_MARKDOWN_YML_CONTENTS
+    end
 
     it 'writes the correct content' do
       subject.process(skip_static_and_wysiwyg: true)
 
-      expected =
-        <<~ES_MARKDOWN_YML_CONTENTS
-          ---
-          02_01__inlines__strong__01: |
-            __bold__
-          02_01__inlines__strong__02: |
-            __bold with more text__
-          02_02__inlines__strikethrough_extension__01: |
-            ~~Hi~~ Hello, world!
-          03_01__first_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01: |
-            **bold**
-          04_01__second_gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_html__01: |
-            <strong>
-            bold
-            </strong>
-        ES_MARKDOWN_YML_CONTENTS
-
-      expect(es_markdown_yml_contents).to eq(expected)
+      expect(es_markdown_yml_contents).to eq(expected_markdown_yml_contents)
     end
   end
 
@@ -250,6 +251,45 @@ RSpec.describe Glfm::UpdateExampleSnapshots, '#process' do
       GLFM_SPEC_TXT_CONTENTS
     end
 
+    let(:expected_html_yml_contents) do
+      <<~ES_HTML_YML_CONTENTS
+        ---
+        02_01__gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01:
+          canonical: |
+            <p><strong>bold</strong></p>
+          static: |-
+            <p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:8" dir="auto"><strong>bold</strong></p>
+          wysiwyg: |-
+            <p><strong>bold</strong></p>
+      ES_HTML_YML_CONTENTS
+    end
+
+    let(:expected_prosemirror_json_contents) do
+      <<~ES_PROSEMIRROR_JSON_YML_CONTENTS
+        ---
+        02_01__gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01: |-
+          {
+            "type": "doc",
+            "content": [
+              {
+                "type": "paragraph",
+                "content": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "text",
+                    "marks": [
+                      {
+                        "type": "bold"
+                      }
+                    ],
+                    "text": "bold"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+      ES_PROSEMIRROR_JSON_YML_CONTENTS
+    end
+
     before do
       # NOTE: This is a necessary to avoid an `error Couldn't find an integrity file` error
       #   when invoking `yarn jest ...` on CI from within an RSpec job. It could be solved by
@@ -266,45 +306,8 @@ RSpec.describe Glfm::UpdateExampleSnapshots, '#process' do
     it 'writes the correct content' do
       subject.process
 
-      expected_html =
-        <<~ES_HTML_YML_CONTENTS
-          ---
-          02_01__gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01:
-            canonical: |
-              <p><strong>bold</strong></p>
-            static: |-
-              <p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:8" dir="auto"><strong>bold</strong></p>
-            wysiwyg: |-
-              <p><strong>bold</strong></p>
-        ES_HTML_YML_CONTENTS
-
-      expected_prosemirror_json =
-        <<~ES_PROSEMIRROR_JSON_YML_CONTENTS
-          ---
-          02_01__gitlab_specific_section_with_examples__strong_but_with_two_asterisks__01: |-
-            {
-              "type": "doc",
-              "content": [
-                {
-                  "type": "paragraph",
-                  "content": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "text",
-                      "marks": [
-                        {
-                          "type": "bold"
-                        }
-                      ],
-                      "text": "bold"
-                    }
-                  ]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-        ES_PROSEMIRROR_JSON_YML_CONTENTS
-
-      expect(es_html_yml_contents).to eq(expected_html)
-      expect(es_prosemirror_json_yml_contents).to eq(expected_prosemirror_json)
+      expect(es_html_yml_contents).to eq(expected_html_yml_contents)
+      expect(es_prosemirror_json_yml_contents).to eq(expected_prosemirror_json_contents)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/process_sync_events_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/process_sync_events_service_spec.rb
index 6b9717fe57d..241ac4995ff 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/process_sync_events_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/process_sync_events_service_spec.rb
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@ RSpec.describe Ci::ProcessSyncEventsService do
         end
       end
 
-      context 'when the FFs sync_traversal_ids, use_traversal_ids and use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors are disabled' do
+      context 'when the FFs use_traversal_ids and use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors are disabled' do
         before do
-          stub_feature_flags(sync_traversal_ids: false,
-                             use_traversal_ids: false,
+          stub_feature_flags(use_traversal_ids: false,
                              use_traversal_ids_for_ancestors: false)
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/merge_requests/build_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/merge_requests/build_service_spec.rb
index ab3d9880d29..b273f54360d 100644
--- a/spec/services/merge_requests/build_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/merge_requests/build_service_spec.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,31 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
     end
   end
 
+  shared_examples 'with a Default.md template' do
+    let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+    context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is enabled' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: project)
+      end
+
+      it 'the template description is preferred' do
+        expect(merge_request.description).to eq('Default template contents')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is disabled' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'the template description is not preferred' do
+        expect(merge_request.description).not_to eq('Default template contents')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#execute' do
     it 'calls the compare service with the correct arguments' do
       allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:projects_and_branches_valid?).and_return(true)
@@ -221,6 +246,7 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'allows the merge request to be created'
+      it_behaves_like 'with a Default.md template'
 
       it 'uses the title of the commit as the title of the merge request' do
         expect(merge_request.title).to eq(commit_2.safe_message.split("\n").first)
@@ -241,6 +267,8 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
       context 'commit has no description' do
         let(:commits) { Commit.decorate([commit_3], project) }
 
+        it_behaves_like 'with a Default.md template'
+
         it 'uses the title of the commit as the title of the merge request' do
           expect(merge_request.title).to eq(commit_3.safe_message)
         end
@@ -279,6 +307,35 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
 
             expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
           end
+
+          context 'a Default.md template is defined' do
+            let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+            let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is enabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: project)
+              end
+
+              it 'appends the closing description to a Default.md template' do
+                expected_description = ['Default template contents', closing_message].compact.join("\n\n")
+
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
+              end
+            end
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is disabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: false)
+              end
+
+              it 'appends the closing description to the commit description' do
+                expected_description = ['Create the app', closing_message].compact.join("\n\n")
+
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
 
         context 'when the source branch matches an internal issue' do
@@ -332,6 +389,7 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'allows the merge request to be created'
+      it_behaves_like 'with a Default.md template'
 
       it 'uses the title of the branch as the merge request title' do
         expect(merge_request.title).to eq('Feature branch')
@@ -347,6 +405,31 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
         it 'keeps the description from the initial params' do
           expect(merge_request.description).to eq(description)
         end
+
+        context 'a Default.md template is defined' do
+          let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+          let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+          context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is enabled' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: project)
+            end
+
+            it 'keeps the description from the initial params' do
+              expect(merge_request.description).to eq(description)
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is disabled' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: false)
+            end
+
+            it 'keeps the description from the initial params' do
+              expect(merge_request.description).to eq(description)
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when the source branch matches an issue' do
@@ -377,6 +460,33 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
           it 'sets the closing description' do
             expect(merge_request.description).to eq(closing_message)
           end
+
+          context 'a Default.md template is defined' do
+            let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+            let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is enabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: project)
+              end
+
+              it 'appends the closing description to a Default.md template' do
+                expected_description = ['Default template contents', closing_message].compact.join("\n\n")
+
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
+              end
+            end
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is disabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: false)
+              end
+
+              it 'sets the closing description' do
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(closing_message)
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
@@ -389,6 +499,7 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'allows the merge request to be created'
+      it_behaves_like 'with a Default.md template'
 
       it 'uses the first line of the first multi-line commit message as the title' do
         expect(merge_request.title).to eq('Closes #1234 Second commit')
@@ -426,6 +537,35 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
           it 'sets the closing description' do
             expect(merge_request.description).to eq("Create the app#{closing_message ? "\n\n" + closing_message : ''}")
           end
+
+          context 'a Default.md template is defined' do
+            let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+            let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is enabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: project)
+              end
+
+              it 'appends the closing description to a Default.md template' do
+                expected_description = ['Default template contents', closing_message].compact.join("\n\n")
+
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
+              end
+            end
+
+            context 'when mr_default_description_from_repo feature flag is disabled' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(mr_default_description_from_repo: false)
+              end
+
+              it 'appends the closing description to the commit description' do
+                expected_description = ['Create the app', closing_message].compact.join("\n\n")
+
+                expect(merge_request.description).to eq(expected_description)
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -626,4 +766,52 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequests::BuildService do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#assign_description_from_repository_template' do
+    subject { service.send(:assign_description_from_repository_template) }
+
+    it 'performs no action if the merge request description is not blank' do
+      merge_request.description = 'foo'
+      subject
+      expect(merge_request.description).to eq 'foo'
+    end
+
+    context 'when a Default template is not found' do
+      it 'does not modify the merge request description' do
+        merge_request.description = nil
+        subject
+        expect(merge_request.description).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when a Default template is found' do
+      context 'when its contents cannot be retrieved' do
+        let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/OtherTemplate.md' => 'Other template contents' } }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+        it 'does not modify the merge request description' do
+          allow(TemplateFinder).to receive(:all_template_names).and_return({
+            merge_requests: [
+              { name: 'Default', id: 'default', key: 'default', project_id: project.id }
+            ]
+          })
+
+          merge_request.description = nil
+          subject
+          expect(merge_request.description).to be_nil
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when its contents can be retrieved' do
+        let(:files) { { '.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md' => 'Default template contents' } }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :custom_repo, files: files ) }
+
+        it 'modifies the merge request description' do
+          merge_request.description = nil
+          subject
+          expect(merge_request.description).to eq 'Default template contents'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end