diff --git a/.github/ops-bot.yaml b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
index 0a0ad189..0111aaa9 100644
--- a/.github/ops-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 auto_merger: true
 branch_checker: true
+forward_merger: true