diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot-prs-into-collected-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot-prs-into-collected-branch.yml
index b6f25f3..782fd1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot-prs-into-collected-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot-prs-into-collected-branch.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         # auto should set the the request to merge once checks complete
         # qqqq could squash for cleaner? --squash "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}"
         # run: gh pr merge --auto 1
-        run: gh pr merge --auto ${{ github.event.check_suite.pull_requests[0].number }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge ${{ github.event.check_suite.pull_requests[0].number }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ jobs:
         # auto should set the the request to merge once checks complete
         # qqqq could squash for cleaner? --squash "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}"
         # run: gh pr merge --auto 1
-        run: gh pr merge --auto ${{ github.event.check_suite.pull_requests[0].number }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge ${{ github.event.check_suite.pull_requests[0].number }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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