diff --git a/.github/workflows/integrate-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/integrate-develop.yml
index 75b45e1..841ac8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integrate-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integrate-develop.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
   create-or-update-pr:
     name: Create or Update PR to Staging
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Skip if this is a sync commit from main
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: sync version updates from main')"
+    # Skip if this is a sync from main (by github-actions bot)
+    if: "github.event.head_commit.author.name != 'github-actions[bot]'"
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
index e9783c1..7c46080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ jobs:
           git fetch origin develop:develop
           git checkout develop
 
-          # Merge main changes
-          git merge main --no-ff -m "chore: sync version updates from main"
+          # Merge main changes (allow fast-forward for clean sync)
+          git merge main
 
           # Push directly to develop
           git push origin develop
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ jobs:
           git fetch origin staging:staging
           git checkout staging
 
-          # Merge main changes
-          git merge main --no-ff -m "chore: sync version updates from main"
+          # Merge main changes (allow fast-forward for clean sync)
+          git merge main
 
           # Push directly to staging
           git push origin staging