diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
index acb2b1a77..1b807d234 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ stages:
                           SkipCheckingForChanges: true
                           BaseBranchName: $(DefaultBranch)
                           OpenAsDraft: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
-                          PRLabels: "auto-merge"
                           CloseAfterOpenForTesting: '${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}'
 
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