diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index d69ff57ce79a90135ad3334fbe60d2978ef7c84b..2fa06b2f5b78863545b15f9ecf76e880511d724a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "semanticCommits": "enabled",
   "osvVulnerabilityAlerts": true,
   "platformAutomerge": false,
+  "automergeStrategy": "merge-commit",
   "flux": {
     "fileMatch": [
       "apps/.+\\.yaml$",