diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 642c122d..862e5726 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
       - 'CI'
     branches:
       - 'dependabot/**'
+      - 'automated/**'
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-v3-spec.yml b/.github/workflows/update-v3-spec.yml
index 980c1b26..6b21038b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-v3-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-v3-spec.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ jobs:
             --label "chore" \
             --base "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
             --head "$BRANCH"
-          gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --auto --squash