diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 6721cac0..dac04578 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: tjenkinson/gh-action-auto-merge-dependency-updates@v1
         with:
+          use-auto-merge: true
           allowed-actors: renovate[bot]
           package-block-list: redos-detector