diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index b6430140..1ef0cf59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ jobs:
           MERGE_REMOVE_LABELS: "ci:automerge"
           MERGE_METHOD: "rebase"
           UPDATE_METHOD: "rebase"
+          UPDATE_LABELS: ""