diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index cc8c0802f1..d7f82e696b 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - author!=nabinhait
           - author!=ankush
           - author!=deepeshgarg007
+          - author!=mergify[bot]
+
         - or:
           - base=version-13
           - base=version-12
@@ -19,6 +21,16 @@ pull_request_rules:
             @{{author}}, thanks for the contribution, but we do not accept pull requests on a stable branch. Please raise PR on an appropriate hotfix branch.
             https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/wiki/Pull-Request-Checklist#which-branch
 
+  - name: Auto-close PRs on pre-release branch
+    conditions:
+      - base=version-13-pre-release
+    actions:
+      close:
+      comment:
+          message: |
+            @{{author}}, pre-release branch is not maintained anymore. Releases are directly done by merging hotfix branch to stable branches.
+
+
   - name: backport to develop
     conditions:
       - label="backport develop"