diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 1f464a603..5e83a47e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+          autoMergeRequest: true
 
   auto-merge-rc:
     name: Auto-merge RC Release PR