diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-watcher.yaml b/.github/workflows/package-watcher.yaml
index 5a4893aa2..adb02bc83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-watcher.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-watcher.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           pull-request-number: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
+          merge-method: rebase
       - name: Enable auto-merge for PR
         if: ${{ fromJSON(env.SHOULD_RUN) && env.LATEST_COMPILER_PACKAGE_TIMESTAMP != '' }}
         uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@d2ede5636b3febc92809259995e643565e675aab