diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
index 53b90065..7e7b8356 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Enable auto-merge
         run: |
           echo "enabling auto merge for dependency bump PR '$PR_URL'"
-          gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}