diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index 7d21bc58..51f5dca7 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ labels:
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#update-a-repository
 
 repository:
+  allow_auto_merge: true
   allow_merge_commit: true
   allow_rebase_merge: false
   allow_squash_merge: false