diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index e20a054..a963a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}