diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 693b92cf0c..6ad5b68845 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ github:
     main:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
         required_approving_review_count: 1
-
+  pull_requests:
+    allow_update_branch: true
 # publishes the content of the `asf-site` branch to
 # https://datafusion.apache.org/comet/
 publish: