diff --git a/github/rules.go b/github/rules.go
index 99b4c3aa2a9..009a5033f9c 100644
--- a/github/rules.go
+++ b/github/rules.go
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ type RequiredDeploymentsRuleParameters struct {
 
 // PullRequestRuleParameters represents the pull_request rule parameters.
 type PullRequestRuleParameters struct {
-	AllowedMergeMethods            []PullRequestMergeMethod   `json:"allowed_merge_methods"`
+	AllowedMergeMethods            []PullRequestMergeMethod   `json:"allowed_merge_methods,omitempty"`
 	DismissStaleReviewsOnPush      bool                       `json:"dismiss_stale_reviews_on_push"`
 	RequireCodeOwnerReview         bool                       `json:"require_code_owner_review"`
 	RequireLastPushApproval        bool                       `json:"require_last_push_approval"`
diff --git a/github/rules_test.go b/github/rules_test.go
index ebde498da48..05b63fe358c 100644
--- a/github/rules_test.go
+++ b/github/rules_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ func TestRulesetRules(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RequiredSignatures: &EmptyRuleParameters{},
 				PullRequest: &PullRequestRuleParameters{
-					AllowedMergeMethods: []PullRequestMergeMethod{
-						PullRequestMergeMethodSquash,
-						PullRequestMergeMethodRebase,
-					},
 					DismissStaleReviewsOnPush:      true,
 					RequireCodeOwnerReview:         true,
 					RequireLastPushApproval:        true,
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ func TestRulesetRules(t *testing.T) {
 				RepositoryTransfer:   &EmptyRuleParameters{},
 				RepositoryVisibility: &RepositoryVisibilityRuleParameters{Internal: false, Private: false},
 			},
-			`[{"type":"creation"},{"type":"update"},{"type":"deletion"},{"type":"required_linear_history"},{"type":"merge_queue","parameters":{"check_response_timeout_minutes":5,"grouping_strategy":"ALLGREEN","max_entries_to_build":10,"max_entries_to_merge":20,"merge_method":"SQUASH","min_entries_to_merge":1,"min_entries_to_merge_wait_minutes":15}},{"type":"required_deployments","parameters":{"required_deployment_environments":["test1","test2"]}},{"type":"required_signatures"},{"type":"pull_request","parameters":{"allowed_merge_methods":["squash","rebase"],"dismiss_stale_reviews_on_push":true,"require_code_owner_review":true,"require_last_push_approval":true,"required_approving_review_count":2,"required_review_thread_resolution":true}},{"type":"required_status_checks","parameters":{"required_status_checks":[{"context":"test1"},{"context":"test2"}],"strict_required_status_checks_policy":true}},{"type":"non_fast_forward"},{"type":"commit_message_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"commit_author_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"committer_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"branch_name_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"tag_name_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"file_path_restriction","parameters":{"restricted_file_paths":["test1","test2"]}},{"type":"max_file_path_length","parameters":{"max_file_path_length":512}},{"type":"file_extension_restriction","parameters":{"restricted_file_extensions":[".exe",".pkg"]}},{"type":"max_file_size","parameters":{"max_file_size":1024}},{"type":"workflows","parameters":{"workflows":[{"path":".github/workflows/test1.yaml"},{"path":".github/workflows/test2.yaml"}]}},{"type":"code_scanning","parameters":{"code_scanning_tools":[{"alerts_threshold":"all","security_alerts_threshold":"all","tool":"test"},{"alerts_threshold":"none","security_alerts_threshold":"none","tool":"test"}]}},{"type":"copilot_code_review","parameters":{"review_on_push":true,"review_draft_pull_requests":false}},{"type":"repository_create"},{"type":"repository_delete"},{"type":"repository_name","parameters":{"negate":false,"pattern":"^test-.+"}},{"type":"repository_transfer"},{"type":"repository_visibility","parameters":{"internal":false,"private":false}}]`,
+			`[{"type":"creation"},{"type":"update"},{"type":"deletion"},{"type":"required_linear_history"},{"type":"merge_queue","parameters":{"check_response_timeout_minutes":5,"grouping_strategy":"ALLGREEN","max_entries_to_build":10,"max_entries_to_merge":20,"merge_method":"SQUASH","min_entries_to_merge":1,"min_entries_to_merge_wait_minutes":15}},{"type":"required_deployments","parameters":{"required_deployment_environments":["test1","test2"]}},{"type":"required_signatures"},{"type":"pull_request","parameters":{"dismiss_stale_reviews_on_push":true,"require_code_owner_review":true,"require_last_push_approval":true,"required_approving_review_count":2,"required_review_thread_resolution":true}},{"type":"required_status_checks","parameters":{"required_status_checks":[{"context":"test1"},{"context":"test2"}],"strict_required_status_checks_policy":true}},{"type":"non_fast_forward"},{"type":"commit_message_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"commit_author_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"committer_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"branch_name_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"tag_name_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"starts_with","pattern":"test"}},{"type":"file_path_restriction","parameters":{"restricted_file_paths":["test1","test2"]}},{"type":"max_file_path_length","parameters":{"max_file_path_length":512}},{"type":"file_extension_restriction","parameters":{"restricted_file_extensions":[".exe",".pkg"]}},{"type":"max_file_size","parameters":{"max_file_size":1024}},{"type":"workflows","parameters":{"workflows":[{"path":".github/workflows/test1.yaml"},{"path":".github/workflows/test2.yaml"}]}},{"type":"code_scanning","parameters":{"code_scanning_tools":[{"alerts_threshold":"all","security_alerts_threshold":"all","tool":"test"},{"alerts_threshold":"none","security_alerts_threshold":"none","tool":"test"}]}},{"type":"copilot_code_review","parameters":{"review_on_push":true,"review_draft_pull_requests":false}},{"type":"repository_create"},{"type":"repository_delete"},{"type":"repository_name","parameters":{"negate":false,"pattern":"^test-.+"}},{"type":"repository_transfer"},{"type":"repository_visibility","parameters":{"internal":false,"private":false}}]`,
 		},
 		{
 			"all_rules_with_all_params",