diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ce7a7c74fb..924f4c2db9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         },
         "git.detectSubmodulesLimit": 20,
         "git.ignoreLimitWarning": true,
+        "githubPullRequests.defaultMergeMethod": "squash",
         "githubPullRequests.telemetry.enabled": false,
         "gitlens.advanced.telemetry.enabled": false,
         "files.associations": {