diff --git a/changelog.d/20261027-merged-database-migration-order.md b/changelog.d/20261027-merged-database-migration-order.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13f46b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20261027-merged-database-migration-order.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+area: manager
+type: fixed
+audience: admins
+title: Server updates preserve the order of database migrations added during merges
+---
+Older database snapshots no longer run after newer updates when preparing server packages. This prevents outdated Manastorm reward ranges from overwriting newer progression data.
diff --git a/crates/coa-core/src/release.rs b/crates/coa-core/src/release.rs
index 96010af..906cf3c 100644
--- a/crates/coa-core/src/release.rs
+++ b/crates/coa-core/src/release.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ fn sql_in(dir: &Path) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
 fn introduction_rank(repo: &Path, pathspecs: &[&str]) -> std::collections::HashMap<String, usize> {
     let mut args = vec![
         "log",
+        "--full-history",
+        "--diff-merges=first-parent",
         "--reverse",
         "--diff-filter=A",
         "--name-only",
@@ -306,6 +308,56 @@ pub fn revision(commit: &str) -> Revision {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn migrations_added_by_a_merge_precede_later_dependent_updates() {
+        let directory = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = directory.path();
+        let git = |args: &[&str]| {
+            let output = Command::new("git")
+                .current_dir(root)
+                .args(args)
+                .output()
+                .unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                output.status.success(),
+                "git {args:?}: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+            );
+        };
+        git(&["init", "-b", "main"]);
+        git(&["config", "user.name", "Migration Test"]);
+        git(&["config", "user.email", "migration-test@example.invalid"]);
+        write(
+            root,
+            "data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/00_schema.sql",
+            "SELECT 1;",
+        );
+        git(&["add", "."]);
+        git(&["commit", "-m", "schema"]);
+        git(&["switch", "-c", "side"]);
+        git(&["commit", "--allow-empty", "-m", "side"]);
+        git(&["switch", "main"]);
+        git(&["commit", "--allow-empty", "-m", "main"]);
+        git(&["merge", "--no-ff", "--no-commit", "side"]);
+        write(
+            root,
+            "data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/10_snapshot.sql",
+            "SELECT 2;",
+        );
+        git(&["add", "."]);
+        git(&["commit", "-m", "merge with snapshot"]);
+        write(
+            root,
+            "data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/20_progression.sql",
+            "SELECT 3;",
+        );
+        git(&["add", "."]);
+        git(&["commit", "-m", "new progression"]);
+        let sql = collect_core_sql(root).unwrap();
+        let ids: Vec<_> = sql.iter().map(|file| file.id.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, ["00_schema", "10_snapshot", "20_progression"]);
+    }
+
     fn write(root: &Path, rel: &str, c: &str) {
         let p = root.join(rel);
         fs::create_dir_all(p.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();