diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 5593a78a..1e3b12f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'do-not-merge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
diff --git a/src/automerge.ts b/src/automerge.ts
index aec07cca..da2dfbe9 100644
--- a/src/automerge.ts
+++ b/src/automerge.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class Automerge {
     workflow.addJobs({
       automerge: {
         runsOn: ["ubuntu-latest"],
-        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false",
+        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'do-not-merge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false",
         steps: [
           {
             name: "Checkout",