diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/create-prs.yml
index e428132..08bf0e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-prs.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ jobs:
                   body: `This PR was created automatically by the @web3-bot as a part of the [Unified CI](https://github.com/ipdxco/unified-github-workflows) project.`
                 })
                 core.info(`${pr.data.html_url} created successfully`)
+                void github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                  owner: repo.owner.login,
+                  repo: repo.name,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
+                  labels: ["automerge"]
+                })
               } catch(error) {
                 core.error(`Couldn't create a PR for ${repo.html_url}/tree/${branch.name}, got: ${error}`)
                 failed.push({repo, branch})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-prs.yml
index dac8fae..a05a40a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-prs.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Merge PRs
         env:
-          QUERY: is:pr author:web3-bot state:open archived:false
+          QUERY: is:pr author:web3-bot state:open archived:false label:automerge
           BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           DRY_RUN: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run }}
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c4bf91..60be1f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## Unreleased
+### Changed
+- automerge only PRs with automerge label
 
 ## [1.0.34] - 2025-09-16
 ### Fixed