diff --git a/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue-except-periodic-merges.json b/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue-except-periodic-merges.json
index 6dfc66e..2884c14 100644
--- a/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue-except-periodic-merges.json
+++ b/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue-except-periodic-merges.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         "refs/heads/staging",
         "refs/heads/staging-next",
         "refs/heads/staging-25.05",
-        "refs/heads/staging-next-25.05"
+        "refs/heads/staging-next-25.05",
+        "refs/heads/staging-nixos"
       ]
     }
   },