diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
index d0b4c150b8da..c4d5750fbb35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
@@ -13,40 +13,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: hmarr/debug-action@v2
 
-  automerge:
-    name: Automerge
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' && github.actor == 'nsmbot' }}
-    outputs:
-      pr-number: ${{ steps.find-pull-request.outputs.number }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Find Pull Request
-        uses: juliangruber/find-pull-request-action@v1.5.0
-        id: find-pull-request
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
+  check-mergeability:
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/check-mergeability.yaml@main
+    secrets:
+      token: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Merge PR
-        uses: ridedott/merge-me-action@master
-        if: steps.find-pull-request.outputs.number
-        with:
-          GITHUB_LOGIN: nsmbot
-          ENABLED_FOR_MANUAL_CHANGES: true
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          MAXIMUM_RETRIES: 25
-
-  delete-release-branch:
-    name: Delete Release Branch
+  automerge:
+    needs: [check-mergeability]
+    if: ${{ needs.check-mergeability.outputs.pr_branch_ref != '' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: automerge
-    if: ${{ needs.automerge.outputs.pr-number && contains(github.event.workflow_run.head_branch, 'release/') }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Check out the code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Delete release branch
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "nsmbot@networkservicmesh.io"
-          git config --global user.name "NSMBot"
-          git push origin --delete ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
+      - name: Automerge
+        run: gh pr merge ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} --squash --delete-branch
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}