gitlab Request to merge branch-A into develop (3 commits behind) should I worry?

Question

When creating a merge request in gitlab I often get a message: Request to merge branch-A into develop ([x] commits behind) what does gitlab want to tell me? should I worry or d

Answer 1

In addition of @alejdg's answer, to prevent this

[--force] can cause the remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.

You could also use --force-with-lease which is safer than --force, if others commits are inserted between your rebase and your push --force more information