diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index a8e965dd..32f9b9c7 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ github:
     - log4j2
     - logging
 
-  del_branch_on_merge: true
+  # Pull Request settings:
+  # https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml#pull-request-settings
+  pull_requests:
+    # allow auto-merge
+    allow_auto_merge: true
+    # enable updating head branches of pull requests
+    allow_update_branch: true
+    # auto-delete head branches after being merged
+    del_branch_on_merge: true
 
   # Enforce squashing while merging PRs.
   # Otherwise, the git log gets polluted severely.