diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-cloud-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare-cloud-release.yaml
index 63b4b554c7a..e914132a602 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-cloud-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-cloud-release.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         id: enable-pr-automerge
         if: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url != '' }}
         run: |
-          gh pr merge --auto -r ${{steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url}}
+          gh pr merge --auto -s ${{steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url}}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}