diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pre-commit-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pre-commit-merge.yml
index 8e094b9..e02853a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pre-commit-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pre-commit-merge.yml
@@ -106,5 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-          MERGE_METHOD: squash
+          MERGE_LABELS: "automerge"
+          MERGE_REMOVE_LABELS: "automerge"
+          MERGE_METHOD: "squash"
           # Other options: merge (creates merge commit), rebase (rebases commits)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
index 8b1a76f..962a1a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
@@ -106,5 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-          MERGE_METHOD: squash
+          MERGE_LABELS: "automerge"
+          MERGE_REMOVE_LABELS: "automerge"
+          MERGE_METHOD: "squash"
           # Other options: merge (creates merge commit), rebase (rebases commits)
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2ff7b79..afc050c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repos:
   - id: gitleaks
 
 - repo: https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-lint
-  rev: v26.1.1
+  rev: v26.2.0
   hooks:
   - id: ansible-lint
     name: Ansible-lint