diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-assign-command.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-assign-command.yaml
index 6d7fe128c..197ec65b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-assign-command.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-assign-command.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
 
+      - name: Merge main
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+        run: |
+          usethis::pr_merge_main()
+      
       - name: Assign
         shell: Rscript {0}
         run: |
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index edee36a8d..1d9edac28 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Imports:
     rlang,
     stringr,
     tibble,
+    usethis,
     whisker,
     yaml
 Encoding: UTF-8