diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml
index c18365807..3dc64e49c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}