diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index 411b016..a7b7237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       ci_workflow: ci.yml
       # SPACE-separated: the sweep word-splits this.
       rearm_workflows: 'ci.yml publish.yml'
+      # Reconcile deployment: a sweep merge is a GITHUB_TOKEN push, which fires
+      # no workflows — without this, main goes green and NOTHING deploys.
+      deploy_workflow: deploy.yml