}

        String timeOfCurrent = execInCheckoutDir(execSpec -> {
            execSpec.commandLine(asList("git", "show", "--no-patch", "--no-notes", "--pretty='%cD'"));
            execSpec.workingDir(project.getRootDir());
        });

        logger.lifecycle("Commit date of current: {}", timeOfCurrent);

        String mergeCommits = execInCheckoutDir(