diff --git a/.github/ops-bot.yaml b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
index ac0650b8..d67f6cd9 100644
--- a/.github/ops-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ branch_checker: false
 label_checker: true
 release_drafter: false
 recently_updated: true
+forward_merger: true