diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
index 483482e18..c20006e38 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
@@ -187,4 +187,7 @@ public class ConfigConstants {
 
 	/** The "pruneexpire" key */
 	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_PRUNEEXPIRE = "pruneexpire";
+
+	/** The "mergeoptions" key */
+	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_MERGEOPTIONS = "mergeoptions";
 }