diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hyperfleet/commitlint/hyperfleet-commitlint-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/hyperfleet/commitlint/hyperfleet-commitlint-commands.sh
index 5783f2c4ba0f..4f2ea9cc4594 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/hyperfleet/commitlint/hyperfleet-commitlint-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hyperfleet/commitlint/hyperfleet-commitlint-commands.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -z "${PULL_BASE_SHA:-}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-HOOKS_VERSION="v0.2.1"
+HOOKS_VERSION="v0.3.0"
 HOOKS_URL="https://github.com/openshift-hyperfleet/hyperfleet-hooks/releases/download/${HOOKS_VERSION}/hyperfleet-hooks-linux-amd64"
 HOOKS_BIN="/tmp/hyperfleet-hooks"
 
diff --git a/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift-hyperfleet/_prowconfig.yaml b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift-hyperfleet/_prowconfig.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ee003d63761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift-hyperfleet/_prowconfig.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+tide:
+  merge_method:
+    openshift-hyperfleet: squash