diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index 6f1c7b64b6..c66d6b7ce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: "${{ github.token }}"
 
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}