diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
index 98d305e9..bdec443c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
       - name: Enable auto-merge
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge $PR_URL
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash $PR_URL
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}