diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 0534705bc..08b31804d 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ github:
           - "test (beta)"
           - "test (nightly)"
           - "Release Audit Tool (RAT)"
+  pull_requests:
+    # enable updating head branches of pull requests
+    allow_update_branch: true
+    allow_auto_merge: true