diff --git a/.github/workflows/weblate_auto_merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/weblate_auto_merge.yaml
index 7df0b8eaf..8fd068c42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weblate_auto_merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weblate_auto_merge.yaml
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   automerge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     if: github.actor == 'weblate'
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
-        run: gh pr merge --merge --auto "1"
+      - name: Approve
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --rebase "$PR_URL"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
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