diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
index 81395117b..dad99c8be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         - name: Approve the PR as yenkins-admin
           if: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.pushed == 'true' }}
           run: |
-            gh pr review ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }}  --approve
-            gh issue edit ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }} --add-label "merge"
+            gh pr review ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }} --approve
+            gh pr merge ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }} --auto
           env:
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN_GITHUB_YENKINS_ADMIN }}
         - name: Wait for PR to be merged