diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index c3e90bc18ad8..2d6d53b2b275 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: auto-merge
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     branches:
       - main