diff --git a/.github/ops-bot.yaml b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
index 9a0b41550..2ed5231ae 100644
--- a/.github/ops-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ branch_checker: true
 label_checker: true
 release_drafter: true
 recently_updated: true
+forward_merger: true