diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
index 260a6f593..706e64db5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Enable Auto-Merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --delete-branch --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}