diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
index 2cd84c2a..e914a38f 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Create Pull Request for CI files"
         uses: "peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6"
+      {%- if plugin_app_label == "file" %}
+        id: "create_pr"
+      {%- endif %}
         with:
           token: "{{ '${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}' }}"
           path: "{{ plugin_name }}"
@@ -52,5 +55,13 @@ jobs:
           branch: "update-ci/{{ branch }}"
           base: "{{ branch }}"
           delete-branch: true
+      {%- if plugin_app_label == "file" %}
+      - name: "Experiment: Mark PR automerge"
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --rebase --auto "${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+        env:
+          token: "{{ '${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}' }}"
+        continue-on-error: true
+      {%- endif %}
       {%- endfor %}
 ...