diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index cf4ad7d96ae..8c9269ac505 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #           supershipit - supershipiteers can turn a shipit into a supershipit
 #
 
-automerge: True
+automerge: False
 files:
   .github/BOTMETA.yml:
     labels: botmeta