diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 05ca2089..0fd1803f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'evroon/bracket'
     steps:
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}