diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index 157a98f4ec..00c2df73d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           app-id: ${{ secrets.MERGE_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.MERGE_APP_KEY }}
       - name: Set auto merge
-        uses: paritytech/auto-merge-bot@v1.0.1
+        uses: paritytech/auto-merge-bot@update-on-enabling
         with:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.merge_token.outputs.token }}
           MERGE_METHOD: "SQUASH"