diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml b/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
index 19368bd1ee390..7f1e5f390a9d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
           badges: '[beginning-contributor,repeat-contributor,valued-contributor,admired-contributor,star-contributor,distinguished-contributor]'
           thresholds: '[0,3,6,13,25,50]'
           badge-type: 'achievement'
-          ignore-usernames: '[rix0rrr,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,kaizencc,TheRealAmazonKendra,mrgrain,pahud,kellertk,ashishdhingra,khushail,moelasmar,paulhcsun,GavinZZ,xazhao,gracelu0,shikha372,godwingrs22,bergjaak,IanKonlog,Leo10Gama,samson-keung,scorbiere,jiayiwang7,saiyush,5d,iankhou,QuantumNeuralCoder,SimonCMoore,Y-JayKim,ykethan,astiwana,maharajhaider,aws-cdk-automation,dependabot[bot],mergify[bot],aemada-aws,ozelalisen,abogical,alinko-aws,vishaalmehrishi,alvazjor,kumsmrit,kumvprat,leonmk-aws,matboros,gasolima,abidhasan-aws]'
+          ignore-usernames: '[rix0rrr,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,kaizencc,TheRealAmazonKendra,mrgrain,pahud,kellertk,ashishdhingra,khushail,moelasmar,paulhcsun,GavinZZ,xazhao,gracelu0,shikha372,godwingrs22,bergjaak,IanKonlog,Leo10Gama,samson-keung,scorbiere,jiayiwang7,saiyush,5d,iankhou,QuantumNeuralCoder,SimonCMoore,Y-JayKim,ykethan,astiwana,maharajhaider,aws-cdk-automation,dependabot[bot],mergify[bot],aemada-aws,ozelalisen,abogical,alinko-aws,vishaalmehrishi,alvazjor,kumsmrit,kumvprat,leonmk-aws,matboros,gasolima,abidhasan-aws,9pace]'