diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80d3a9bd..77224613 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         kubectl create ns helm-test
         ct install --target-branch ${TARGET_BRANCH} --upgrade --namespace=helm-test --config ct.yaml
-    - name: Clean up Kind cluster 
+    - name: Clean up Kind cluster
       run: kind delete cluster -n ci-${{ github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 5190f828..57872d2f 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
       label:
         add:
           - safe-to-test
+
+commands_restrictions:
+  backport:
+    conditions:
+      - sender=@cryostatio/reviewers