diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
index 03c67d9893..efe51d2831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           pull-request-number: ${{ steps.find-triggering-pr.outputs.pr-number }}
           allowed-authors: |
             dependabot%5Bbot%5D
+            opensearch-trigger-bot[bot]
           allowed-files: |
             build.gradle
             .github/workflows/*.yml