diff --git a/.github/.kodiak.toml b/.github/.kodiak.toml
index 2fb47fd18..bef7f5d1f 100644
--- a/.github/.kodiak.toml
+++ b/.github/.kodiak.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version = 1
 
 [merge]
-method = "merge"
+method = "rebase"
 automerge_label = "automerge"
 delete_branch_on_merge = true