diff --git a/.changeset/gold-rice-cry.md b/.changeset/gold-rice-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2193eca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-rice-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"changesets-gitlab": minor
+---
+
+feat: add optional INPUT_MERGE_WHEN_PIPELINE_SUCCEEDS, INPUT_SQUASH, and INPUT_SQUASH_COMMIT_MESSAGE inputs to support auto-merge and squash settings for created merge requests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 378a2dab..a931ac09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ GitLab CI cli for [changesets](https://github.com/atlassian/changesets) like its
 - `INPUT_PUBLISHED` - Command executed after published
 - `INPUT_ONLY_CHANGESETS` - Command executed on only changesets detected
 - `INPUT_REMOVE_SOURCE_BRANCH` - Enables the merge request "Delete source branch" checkbox. Default false.
+- `INPUT_MERGE_WHEN_PIPELINE_SUCCEEDS` - Sets auto-merge on the created merge request (merge when all checks pass). If not set, no changes are made.
+- `INPUT_SQUASH` - Enables or disables squash commits for the merge request. If not set, no changes are made.
+- `INPUT_SQUASH_COMMIT_MESSAGE` - The optional squash commit message used when squash is enabled.
 - `INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH` -> The merge request target branch. Defaults to current branch
 - `INPUT_CREATE_GITLAB_RELEASES` - A boolean value to indicate whether to create Gitlab releases after publish or not. Default true.
 - `INPUT_LABELS` - A comma separated string of labels to be added to the version package Gitlab Merge request
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 5eabf022..c17312e8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { MainCommandOptions } from './types.js'
 import {
   execSync,
   FALSY_VALUES,
+  getOptionalBooleanInput,
   getOptionalInput,
   getUsername,
   TRUTHY_VALUES,
@@ -108,7 +109,12 @@ export const main = async ({
         mrTitle: getOptionalInput('title'),
         mrTargetBranch: getOptionalInput('target_branch'),
         commitMessage: getOptionalInput('commit'),
-        removeSourceBranch: getInput('remove_source_branch') === 'true',
+        removeSourceBranch: getOptionalBooleanInput('remove_source_branch'),
+        mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds: getOptionalBooleanInput(
+          'merge_when_pipeline_succeeds',
+        ),
+        squash: getOptionalBooleanInput('squash'),
+        squashCommitMessage: getOptionalInput('squash_commit_message'),
         hasPublishScript,
       })
       if (onlyChangesets) {
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index 7a41e5b6..f1a23ca6 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
 
 import { exec } from '@actions/exec'
-import type { Gitlab } from '@gitbeaker/core'
+import type {
+  Gitlab,
+  MergeRequestSchema,
+  EditMergeRequestOptions,
+  AcceptMergeRequestOptions,
+} from '@gitbeaker/core'
 import type { Package } from '@manypkg/get-packages'
 import { getPackages } from '@manypkg/get-packages'
 import pLimit from 'p-limit'
@@ -207,6 +212,9 @@ export interface VersionOptions {
   cwd?: string
   mrTitle?: string
   removeSourceBranch?: boolean
+  mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds?: boolean
+  squash?: boolean
+  squashCommitMessage?: string
   mrTargetBranch?: string
   commitMessage?: string
   hasPublishScript?: boolean
@@ -220,6 +228,9 @@ export async function runVersion({
   mrTargetBranch = context.ref,
   commitMessage = 'Version Packages',
   removeSourceBranch = false,
+  mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds,
+  squash,
+  squashCommitMessage,
   hasPublishScript = false,
 }: VersionOptions) {
   const currentBranch = context.ref
@@ -322,28 +333,59 @@ ${
     perPage: 1,
   })
   console.log(JSON.stringify(searchResult, null, 2))
+
+  let mergeRequest: MergeRequestSchema
+  const mergeRequestOptions: EditMergeRequestOptions = {
+    description: await mrBodyPromise,
+    removeSourceBranch,
+    labels,
+    squash,
+  }
   if (searchResult.length === 0) {
     console.log(
       `creating merge request from ${versionBranch} to ${mrTargetBranch}.`,
     )
-    await api.MergeRequests.create(
+    mergeRequest = await api.MergeRequests.create(
       context.projectId,
       versionBranch,
       mrTargetBranch,
       finalMrTitle,
-      {
-        description: await mrBodyPromise,
-        removeSourceBranch,
-        labels,
-      },
+      mergeRequestOptions,
     )
   } else {
     console.log(`updating found merge request !${searchResult[0].iid}`)
-    await api.MergeRequests.edit(context.projectId, searchResult[0].iid, {
-      title: finalMrTitle,
-      description: await mrBodyPromise,
-      removeSourceBranch,
-      labels,
-    })
+    mergeRequestOptions.title = finalMrTitle
+    mergeRequest = await api.MergeRequests.edit(
+      context.projectId,
+      searchResult[0].iid,
+      mergeRequestOptions,
+    )
+  }
+
+  const acceptRequest: AcceptMergeRequestOptions = {}
+  if (
+    mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds !== undefined &&
+    mergeRequest.merge_when_pipeline_succeeds !== mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds
+  ) {
+    acceptRequest.mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds = mergeWhenPipelineSucceeds
+  }
+  if (
+    squash === true &&
+    squashCommitMessage !== undefined &&
+    mergeRequest.squash_commit_message !== squashCommitMessage
+  ) {
+    acceptRequest.squashCommitMessage = squashCommitMessage
+  }
+
+  if (Object.keys(acceptRequest).length > 0) {
+    console.log(
+      `updating merge request !${mergeRequest.iid} with options:`,
+      acceptRequest,
+    )
+    await api.MergeRequests.accept(
+      context.projectId,
+      mergeRequest.iid,
+      acceptRequest,
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index cabea43b..1003f44f 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,21 @@ export const execSync = (command: string) =>
   // eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/os-command
   execSync_(command, { stdio: 'inherit' })
 
+export const FALSY_VALUES = new Set(['false', '0'])
+
+export const TRUTHY_VALUES = new Set(['true', '1'])
+
 export const getOptionalInput = (name: string) => getInput(name) || undefined
+export const getOptionalBooleanInput = (name: string): boolean | undefined => {
+  const input = getInput(name)
+  if (TRUTHY_VALUES.has(input)) {
+    return true
+  }
+  if (FALSY_VALUES.has(input)) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/function-return-type
 export const getUsername = (api: Gitlab) => {
@@ -172,10 +186,6 @@ export const getUsername = (api: Gitlab) => {
 export const cjsRequire =
   typeof require === 'undefined' ? createRequire(import.meta.url) : require
 
-export const FALSY_VALUES = new Set(['false', '0'])
-
-export const TRUTHY_VALUES = new Set(['true', '1'])
-
 export const GITLAB_MAX_TAGS = 4
 
 export const HTTP_STATUS_NOT_FOUND = 404