diff --git a/src/admin/config.njk b/src/admin/config.njk
index 346859a..9a15b35 100644
--- a/src/admin/config.njk
+++ b/src/admin/config.njk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ backend:
     name: github
     repo: wonderfulfrog/wonderfulfrog.com
     branch: main
+    squash_merges: true
     commit_messages:
         create: {% raw %}"feat: add {{collection}} `{{slug}}`"{% endraw %}
         update: {% raw %}"feat: update {{collection}} `{{slug}}`"{% endraw %}
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ backend:
 
 media_folder: ""
 
+publish_mode: editorial_workflow
+
 collections:
     - name: "post"
       label: "Post"