diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index a6e0121ca..1966d2cc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BACKPORT_LABEL_REGEXP: "backport/(?P<target>website)"
           BACKPORT_TARGET_TEMPLATE: "stable-{{.target}}"
+          BACKPORT_MERGE_COMMIT: true
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEVATED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Backport changes to targeted release branch
         run: |
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BACKPORT_LABEL_REGEXP: "backport/(?P<target>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.[+\\w]+)"
           BACKPORT_TARGET_TEMPLATE: "release/{{.target}}"
+          BACKPORT_MERGE_COMMIT: true
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEVATED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   handle-failure:
     needs: