diff --git a/.github/create-cli-pr.sh b/.github/create-cli-pr.sh
index 3ddb9ac0a..068fa080d 100755
--- a/.github/create-cli-pr.sh
+++ b/.github/create-cli-pr.sh
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ pushd $CLI_DIR
 
   COMMIT_HASH=$(git log --pretty=tformat:"%h" -n1 .)
   gh pr create --repo github.com/snyk/cli --base main --head $BRANCH --title "feat(language-server): integrate LS ($LS_VERSION)" --body "$(echo $UPGRADE | sed 's/.*Message: \(.*\) URL.*$/\1/')"
+  gh pr merge -m --auto
 popd