diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
index db4dd43011..d968a40a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
@@ -48,19 +48,13 @@ jobs:
 #          committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
 #          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
           signoff: true
-          branch: release-patches
+          branch: 'release/${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }}'
           delete-branch: true
           title: 'Release ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }}'
+          reviewers: o1lab,pranavcx,dstala,wingkwong
           labels: |
-            automerge
-
+            Bot: Automated PR
       - name: Check outputs
         run: |
           echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
-
-      - name: automerge
-        uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.14.3"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          PULL_REQUEST: "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
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+          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
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