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### Complex merge order dependencies are unsupported
+If you attempt to create an indirect, nested dependency, GitLab shows one of these error messages:
+
+- Dependencies failed to save: Blocked merge request cannot block others
+- Dependencies failed to save: Blocking merge request cannot itself be blocked
+
GitLab supports direct dependencies between merge requests, but does not support
[indirect (nested) dependencies](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11393).