diff --git a/.github/workflows/approveAndMergeReleasePR.js b/.github/workflows/approveAndMergeReleasePR.js
index 36b16ac1a..71899422c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approveAndMergeReleasePR.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/approveAndMergeReleasePR.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ program
           owner,
           repo,
           pull_number: pullNumber,
+          merge_method: "squash",
         },
       );
     }