diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
index 2c265a753..4e68941f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}