diff --git a/otterdog/eclipse-tractusx.jsonnet b/otterdog/eclipse-tractusx.jsonnet
index 14ee78f..a185040 100644
--- a/otterdog/eclipse-tractusx.jsonnet
+++ b/otterdog/eclipse-tractusx.jsonnet
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ orgs.newOrg('eclipse-tractusx') {
     },
     orgs.newRepo('bpn-did-resolution-service') {
       delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
       gh_pages_build_type: "legacy",
       gh_pages_source_branch: "gh-pages",
       gh_pages_source_path: "/",