diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-merged-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/label-merged-issues.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc6159e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-merged-issues.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Label Merged Issues
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - 'release/**'
+
+jobs:
+  label-issues:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Label linked issues as merged
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const prBody = context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
+            const prTitle = context.payload.pull_request.title || '';
+
+            // Match issue references like #123, fixes #123, closes #123, resolves #123
+            const issuePattern = /(?:close[sd]?|fix(?:e[sd])?|resolve[sd]?)?[\s:]*#(\d+)/gi;
+            const issueNumbers = new Set();
+
+            // Search in PR body and title
+            const textToSearch = `${prTitle} ${prBody}`;
+            let match;
+            while ((match = issuePattern.exec(textToSearch)) !== null) {
+              issueNumbers.add(parseInt(match[1]));
+            }
+
+            // Apply 'merged' label to each linked issue
+            for (const issueNumber of issueNumbers) {
+              try {
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: issueNumber,
+                  labels: ['merged']
+                });
+                console.log(`Added 'merged' label to issue #${issueNumber}`);
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.log(`Failed to label issue #${issueNumber}: ${error.message}`);
+              }
+            }
diff --git a/Daybreak.slnx b/Daybreak.slnx
index e0afa7da..f57ddef1 100644
--- a/Daybreak.slnx
+++ b/Daybreak.slnx
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <File Path=".github/workflows/ci.yaml" />
     <File Path=".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml" />
     <File Path=".github/workflows/version_check.yaml" />
+    <File Path="mark-issues-merged.yml" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Scripts/">
     <File Path="Scripts/BuildRelease.ps1" />
     <File Path="Scripts/CompareVersions.ps1" />
     <File Path="Scripts/GetBuildVersion.ps1" />
-    <File Path="Scripts/PushFilesToBlobStorage.ps1" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/">
     <File Path=".editorconfig" />