diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index ca9a142d..505e6234 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
       - master
 name: release-please
 jobs:
-  update-version-and-merge:
+  release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
@@ -12,12 +12,3 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
           release-type: simple
           package-name: release-please-action
-      - uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.TOKEN }}"
-          MERGE_LABELS: ""
-          UPDATE_LABELS: ""
-          MERGE_METHOD: "merge"
-          MERGE_FILTER_AUTHOR: "builder555"
-          MERGE_FORKS: "false"
-          LOG: "DEBUG"