diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
index 3bb12df1b90..61a32b56be1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         script: |
-          github.rest.repos.merge({
+          await github.rest.repos.merge({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             base: 'release',