diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 063d6122..750df1eb 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 - project:
     name: github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws
     default-branch: main
-    merge-mode: squash-merge
     templates:
       - system-required
       - publish-to-galaxy