diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 22a1a30a6..ea72463d1 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 queue_rules:
   - name: default
+    merge_method: squash
     conditions:
       - check-success=buildkite/package-spec
       - check-success=CLA
@@ -13,5 +14,4 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - author~=^dependabot(|-preview)\[bot\]$
     actions:
       queue:
-        method: squash
         name: default