diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
index 911fd76048c..2cad85be914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ jobs:
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT_FOR_PR }}
         title: 'Merge the upstream recipe commits'
         branch: create-pull-request/upstream-recipes
+        push-to-fork: true
         labels: automation