diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
index c8f74785b2..5018867dd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
+          gh pr review auto-merge/rel-7-4/${{github.run_number}} --approve
           gh pr merge auto-merge/rel-7-4/${{github.run_number}} --merge --delete-branch