diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-pr.yml
index 44d8ff6d..9b126e94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-pr.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
       - name: Auto approve dependabot PRs
         uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@f0939ea97e9205ef24d872e76833fa908a770363 #v4
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
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+          github-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/checkmarx-ast-cli.version b/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
index 1f18232f..aadd7fdc 100644
--- a/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
+++ b/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.46
+2.3.48
diff --git a/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts b/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
index a85f22db..d01fa3c7 100644
--- a/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class CxInstaller {
     private cliVersion: string;
     private readonly resourceDirPath: string;
     private readonly installedCLIVersionFileName = 'cli-version';
-    private readonly cliDefaultVersion = '2.3.46'; // Update this with the latest version.
+    private readonly cliDefaultVersion = '2.3.48'; // Update this with the latest version.
     private readonly client: AstClient;
 
     private static readonly PLATFORMS: Record<SupportedPlatforms, PlatformData> = {