diff --git a/.gitea/actions/curio-source/main.mjs b/.gitea/actions/curio-source/main.mjs
index 0ae99a8..048154f 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/curio-source/main.mjs
+++ b/.gitea/actions/curio-source/main.mjs
@@ -571,13 +571,6 @@ async function validatePullRequest() {
   console.log(`Validated ${plan.additions.length} release(s).${reviewRequired ? " First-time third-party publication requires review." : " Provenance permits automatic merge."}`);
   await output("review_required", reviewRequired);
   await output("release_count", plan.additions.length);
-  if (!reviewRequired && plan.additions.length) {
-    await client.api(`${route}/pulls/${pullNumber}/merge`, {
-      method: "POST",
-      body: { do: "merge", merge_when_checks_succeed: true, delete_branch_after_merge: true }
-    });
-    console.log("Scheduled merge after required checks succeed.");
-  }
 }
 async function verifyPublishedRelease(client, repository, tag, registry) {
   const release = await client.api(`/repos/${repositoryPath(repository)}/releases/tags/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`);
@@ -667,7 +660,12 @@ async function proposeRelease() {
       }
     });
   }
+  await catalogClient.api(`${route}/pulls/${pull.number ?? pull.index}/merge`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: { do: "merge", merge_when_checks_succeed: true, delete_branch_after_merge: true }
+  });
   console.log(`Release proposal: ${pull.html_url}`);
+  console.log("Scheduled merge after required checks succeed.");
   await output("pull_request", pull.html_url);
 }
 async function runAction() {