diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8f0a40a..ed23b6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
-    env:
-      PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-    - name: Approve PR
-      run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-
     - name: Enable auto merge
       run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+      env:
+        PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}