diff --git a/checkout-and-merge/action.yaml b/checkout-and-merge/action.yaml
index abae03f9..4bc0e279 100644
--- a/checkout-and-merge/action.yaml
+++ b/checkout-and-merge/action.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ runs:
         cd opencv
         git config user.email "opencv.ci"
         git config user.name "opencv.ci"
+        git config pull.rebase false
       echo "::endgroup::"
 
   - if: ${{ github.event.repository.name != 'ci-gha-workflow' && contains(inputs.repos, 'main') && inputs.source_branch }}
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ runs:
         cd opencv_contrib
         git config user.email "opencv.ci"
         git config user.name "opencv.ci"
+        git config pull.rebase false
       echo "::endgroup::"
 
   - if: ${{ github.event.repository.name != 'ci-gha-workflow' && contains(inputs.repos, 'contrib') && inputs.source_branch }}
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ runs:
         cd opencv_extra
         git config user.email "opencv.ci"
         git config user.name "opencv.ci"
+        git config pull.rebase false
       echo "::endgroup::"
 
   - if: ${{ github.event.repository.name != 'ci-gha-workflow' && contains(inputs.repos, 'extra') && inputs.source_branch }}