diff --git a/.github/renovate/autoMerge.json5 b/.github/renovate/autoMerge.json5
index a539ce9f..c6ab4bd5 100644
--- a/.github/renovate/autoMerge.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate/autoMerge.json5
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
       "matchDatasources": ["github-tags"],
       "automerge": true,
-      "automergeType": "pr",
+      "automergeType": "branch",
+      "ignoreTests": true,
       "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"]
     }
   ]