diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index d758fbe..bd786fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         cache: 'npm'
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build --if-present
-    - run: node bin.js changelog --target main --source next --out changelog.md
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-    - run: node bin.js merge --target main --source next --commit --force --clean
+    - run: node bin.js merge --target main --source next --commit --force --clean --changelog --compact
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 4af4bd1..da02a0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build --if-present
     # todo-james replace with npx pr-release pr
-    - run: node bin.js pr --verbose --target main --source next
+    - run: node bin.js pr --verbose --target main --source next --compact
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
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