diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: Inter-branch merge workflow
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release/**
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  Merge:
+    uses: dotnet/arcade/.github/workflows/inter-branch-merge-base.yml@main
diff --git a/github-merge-flow.jsonc.txt b/github-merge-flow.jsonc.txt
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+// IMPORTANT: This file is read by the merge flow from main branch only. 
+{
+    "merge-flow-configurations": {
+        
+        // Automate merging runtime release/9.0-rc2 branch back to release/9.0
+        "release/9.0-rc2":{
+            "MergeToBranch": "release/9.0",
+            "ExtraSwitches": "-QuietComments"
+        }
+    }
+}