diff --git a/.github/workflows/99-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/99-auto-merge.yml
index 4cbe497541..6aa21433c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/99-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/99-auto-merge.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
+      - name: 🐛 Debug update-type output
+        run: echo "Update type is '${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type }}'"
+
       - name: 🤖 Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"