diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 4f4a8993c7..0a31bfafb5 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ queue_rules:
   - name: lowprio
     <<: *DefaultQueueOptions
     merge_method: merge
-    speculative_checks: 1
     queue_conditions:
       - "check-success=Rule: Conventional Commit (post_check)"
       - and: *CheckRuns
@@ -75,9 +74,7 @@ queue_rules:
     batch_size: 7
     batch_max_wait_time: 5min
     queue_branch_merge_method: fast-forward
-    disallow_checks_interruption_from_queues:
-      - default
-    commit_message_template: null
+    commit_message_template:
 
 
 pull_request_rules:
@@ -101,3 +98,19 @@ pull_request_rules:
       request_reviews:
         teams:
           - devs
+
+merge_queue:
+  max_parallel_checks: 5
+priority_rules:
+  - name: priority for queue `hotfix`
+    conditions:
+      - label=hotfix
+    priority: 2500
+  - name: priority for queue `default`
+    conditions:
+      - "#approved-reviews-by>=2"
+      - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
+      - "#review-threads-unresolved=0"
+      - "#review-requested=0"
+      - label!=manual merge
+    priority: 2250