diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yaml
index c47cd30c2..91a3fe32c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
       - reopened
+      - closed
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - closed
 
 jobs:
   auto-merge:
-    name: Auto reviews pull requests from bots
+    name: Auto reviews, merge and close pull requests
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
 
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           && (github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'geo-ghci-test[bot]'
             || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'geo-ghci-int[bot]'
             || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'geo-ghci[bot]')
+          && (github.event.action == 'opened'
+            || github.event.action == 'reopened')
       - name: Auto reviews Renovate updates
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
@@ -49,3 +55,5 @@ jobs:
             })
         if: |-
           github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'renovate[bot]'
+          && (github.event.action == 'opened'
+            || github.event.action == 'reopened')