diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 7764a78b9..5737e8cbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.14.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          MERGE_RETRIES: "20"
+          MERGE_RETRY_SLEEP: "60000"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 61d92d520..c1de18f31 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
 
 "@cdktf/provider-project@^0.2.8":
-  version "0.2.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.2.16.tgz#8b8c0a1d8bab520d576b4c03e70955b342ea2cb7"
-  integrity sha512-aH5zu5xv96cOvLLI1TCIwfPpoDvdwBEa1hrLtJIBjehQwnvivjAMiRfXIHYkiUy1lj5AqH0kcfscmzerZSqfEQ==
+  version "0.2.17"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.2.17.tgz#0de38c387a3cb6468b0b5983ccfffd3650dd05d4"
+  integrity sha512-Ra1Srl4bCEdzw4VT8GnE1MioCNbsyMEUNEt3s+LW14K9iNd2ICoJELFw4W9cz8e+VXG/3yUKOXO0OM/ayYzkvA==
   dependencies:
     change-case "^4.1.2"