diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 1dd63477d..0ba1574cb 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,59 @@ pull_request_rules:
       dismiss_reviews: {}
       delete_head_branch: {}
 
+  # release-1.13 branch
+  - name: automerge backport release-1.13
+    conditions:
+      - author=mergify[bot]
+      - base=release-1.13
+      - label!=do-not-merge
+      - "status-success=DCO"
+      - "check-success=linux-build-all (1.21)"
+      - "check-success=unittests"
+      - "check-success=golangci-lint"
+      - "check-success=codegen"
+      - "check-success=codespell"
+      - "check-success=lint"
+      - "check-success=modcheck"
+      - "check-success=Shellcheck"
+      - "check-success=yaml-linter"
+      - "check-success=lint-test"
+      - "check-success=gen-rbac"
+      - "check-success=crds-gen"
+      - "check-success=docs-check"
+      - "check-success=pylint"
+      - "check-success=canary"
+      - "check-success=raw-disk"
+      - "check-success=two-osds-in-device"
+      - "check-success=osd-with-metadata-device"
+      - "check-success=encryption"
+      - "check-success=lvm"
+      - "check-success=pvc"
+      - "check-success=pvc-db"
+      - "check-success=pvc-db-wal"
+      - "check-success=encryption-pvc"
+      - "check-success=encryption-pvc-db"
+      - "check-success=encryption-pvc-db-wal"
+      - "check-success=encryption-pvc-kms-vault-token-auth"
+      - "check-success=encryption-pvc-kms-vault-k8s-auth"
+      - "check-success=lvm-pvc"
+      - "check-success=rgw-multisite-testing"
+      - "check-success=TestCephSmokeSuite (v1.23.17)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephSmokeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephHelmSuite (v1.23.17)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephHelmSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephObjectSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephUpgradeSuite (v1.23.17)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephUpgradeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestHelmUpgradeSuite (v1.23.17)"
+      - "check-success=TestHelmUpgradeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+    actions:
+      merge:
+        method: merge
+      dismiss_reviews: {}
+      delete_head_branch: {}
+
   # release-1.8 branch
   - actions:
       backport:
@@ -287,3 +340,12 @@ pull_request_rules:
     conditions:
       - label=backport-release-1.12
     name: backport release-1.12
+
+  # release-1.13 branch
+  - actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - release-1.13
+    conditions:
+      - label=backport-release-1.13
+    name: backport release-1.13