diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
index f647ebe..248c30d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-pre-commit-merge.yml
@@ -98,11 +98,22 @@ jobs:
               body: 'Auto-approved pre-commit version update. Merging after checks pass.'
             })
 
-      # Step 6: Automatically merge the PR
-      # This is the final step, only executed after all checks pass
-       # Squash all commits into a single commit on merge
+      # Step 6: Enable auto-merge on the PR so GitHub merges it once all checks pass
       - name: Auto-merge PR
         if: steps.check_changes.outputs.only_precommit == 'true'
-        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@main
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+        run: |
+          gh --version
+          echo "PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          echo "Repo: ${{ github.repository }}"
+          gh pr view "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
+            --json "number,title,state,mergeable,mergeStateStatus" || {
+            echo "::error::Failed to view PR — check that BOT_PAT has the required scopes"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          gh pr merge "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" \
+            --squash \
+            --auto \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}"