diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline-arm64.yml
index 668c841a017..84f52b75a86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline-arm64.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: CI arm64
 # github.repository has been used to ensure CI is only run on the repo where
 # self-hosted runners are installed. This will prevent [self-hosted, ARM64] CI failing on forks
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [push, pull_request, merge_group]
 env:
   ARCH: arm64
   CC: gcc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
index 818a9772cb2..8124e375303 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: CI x86_64
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [push, pull_request, merge_group]
 env:
   ARCH: x86_64
   CC: gcc