diff --git a/internal/ghpr/ghpr.go b/internal/ghpr/ghpr.go
index d2ad6ee..fb7d33c 100644
--- a/internal/ghpr/ghpr.go
+++ b/internal/ghpr/ghpr.go
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ func NewPullRequestFromID(ctx context.Context, client *ghapi.GithubClient, ghOrg
 		"git",
 		"-C", pr.localRepo,
 		"rebase",
+		"--merge",
+		"--force-rebase",
 		fmt.Sprintf("origin/%s", pr.baseBranch),
 	)
 	rebase.Stdout = log.G(ctx).WriterLevel(logrus.ErrorLevel)