diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 95b2dc4..8e4a87e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ---
 name: yaml-lint
-on: [push]
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  
 jobs:
   lint-yaml-files:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -10,3 +15,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ibiqlik/action-yamllint@v3
         with:
           config_file: .yamllint
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for all patch versions
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}