diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index b45797d36..dd47ffe76 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - project:
     name: containerd/containerd
+    merge-mode: merge
     check:
       jobs:
         - containerd-build-arm64