diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index f22c59a..7f0ee50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:development' && steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --rebase "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}