diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 12ebf38576f..78929884fad 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@
 		"comments": "inline",
 		"strings": "inline"
 	},
-	"githubPullRequests.assignCreated": "${user}"
+	"githubPullRequests.assignCreated": "${user}",
+	"githubPullRequests.defaultMergeMethod": "squash"
 }