diff --git a/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml b/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
index b4d2142..2478c4c 100644
--- a/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
+++ b/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ bundle:
   version: "0.4.0-dev"
   release_sequence: 0
   channel: "development"
-  source_tree_digest: "sha256:a236bcc5c7527d3a0a3c6230e20ebe9c48796c0a5d41392b47a22da934ff49fa"
-  digest: "sha256:977eaefa91e2e04f211495101ffde77fcb56aaff13972acf63d9a276d25fd97d"
+  source_tree_digest: "sha256:19faa612aeb7afbcd594c3b3e8ef1bec59f5639e73f1ecb8e63c7756d126144c"
+  digest: "sha256:6e9dccd59cc1fd5e89d0c7dfab833780599b6c66adf8baf112f3ceb5c3178258"
 
 projection:
-  input_digest: "sha256:7b88ac05c2c898a1ac7e96d88846fe99b719ba2312751a661b1b02eaf0eadbbd"
-  output_digest: "sha256:498a0c7407167e63ce51f8e853b1f91b66e4ac9acba5484892c44efb2aab61fb"
+  input_digest: "sha256:6c591644a111349d49e3b5d25e1418a14a74b0ca98891c75a8b39b9408f0d441"
+  output_digest: "sha256:7f3bb302ff5b46d9ddcf68765e3e05e12938ecdafe75a82b37313b75fdb87033"
   files:
     - path: ".gds/compiled-policy.json"
       digest: "sha256:78d09606bb4168d74bce1f50ab62b46a7ded34652c6b23af1badfd26dd060e94"
     - path: ".github/workflows/gds-ci.yml"
-      digest: "sha256:8f198d373f786d2d2c88e1910851c1039c6200359ee95cca11af0ab3cb5d326c"
+      digest: "sha256:165855583077fe66dfa6828017c7292c8dbd3fba173d259dffe1ffd59e6f6417"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
index 0c05408..40140e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # GENERATED FILE - DO NOT EDIT DIRECTLY
 # generator: gds
 # bundle: 0.4.0-dev
-# source-tree-digest: sha256:a236bcc5c7527d3a0a3c6230e20ebe9c48796c0a5d41392b47a22da934ff49fa
-# input-digest: sha256:7b88ac05c2c898a1ac7e96d88846fe99b719ba2312751a661b1b02eaf0eadbbd
+# source-tree-digest: sha256:19faa612aeb7afbcd594c3b3e8ef1bec59f5639e73f1ecb8e63c7756d126144c
+# input-digest: sha256:6c591644a111349d49e3b5d25e1418a14a74b0ca98891c75a8b39b9408f0d441
 # output-digest: sha256:8f61a9ffd6949238099d4523a037d57199eb575f187cc8ac52baa4b5b832e79f
 # edit-source:
 #   - .gds/repository.yaml
diff --git a/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go b/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
index 097f6a4..0e2b9b2 100644
--- a/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
+++ b/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
@@ -108,6 +108,33 @@ func TestDesiredRulesetIsUnchangedWithoutADeclaration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRulesetPlannerDetectsOwnedPullRequestDrift(t *testing.T) {
+	desired := githubprovider.RepositoryRuleset{Enforcement: "active", Rules: []githubprovider.RulesetRule{
+		{
+			Type: "pull_request", DismissStaleReviewsOnPush: true,
+			RequiredReviewThreadResolution:             true,
+			RequireExtraApprovalForUnattributedChanges: false,
+			AllowedMergeMethods:                        []string{"merge"},
+		},
+	}}
+	observed := githubprovider.RepositoryRulesetState{Enforcement: "active", Rules: []githubprovider.RulesetRule{
+		{
+			Type: "pull_request", DismissStaleReviewsOnPush: true,
+			RequiredReviewThreadResolution:             true,
+			RequireExtraApprovalForUnattributedChanges: true,
+			AllowedMergeMethods:                        []string{"merge", "squash", "rebase"},
+		},
+	}}
+	if rulesetOwnedStateMatches(observed, desired) {
+		t.Fatal("planner ignored owned pull-request merge-control drift")
+	}
+	observed.Rules[0].RequireExtraApprovalForUnattributedChanges = false
+	observed.Rules[0].AllowedMergeMethods = []string{"merge"}
+	if !rulesetOwnedStateMatches(observed, desired) {
+		t.Fatal("planner rejected matching owned pull-request merge controls")
+	}
+}
+
 // A declaration that names a generated context would pin, as unowned, something
 // the generator governs -- so the two sources of truth would disagree with no
 // way to tell which won.
diff --git a/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go b/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
index c310f65..d35d89c 100644
--- a/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
+++ b/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
@@ -405,6 +405,18 @@ func rulesetOwnedStateMatches(
 		if !present {
 			return false
 		}
+		if wanted.Type == "pull_request" {
+			if actual.RequiredApprovingReviewCount != wanted.RequiredApprovingReviewCount ||
+				actual.DismissStaleReviewsOnPush != wanted.DismissStaleReviewsOnPush ||
+				actual.RequireCodeOwnerReview != wanted.RequireCodeOwnerReview ||
+				actual.RequiredReviewThreadResolution != wanted.RequiredReviewThreadResolution ||
+				actual.RequireLastPushApproval != wanted.RequireLastPushApproval ||
+				actual.RequireExtraApprovalForUnattributedChanges != wanted.RequireExtraApprovalForUnattributedChanges ||
+				!sameStringSet(actual.AllowedMergeMethods, wanted.AllowedMergeMethods) {
+				return false
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 		if wanted.Type != "required_status_checks" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -421,6 +433,23 @@ func rulesetOwnedStateMatches(
 	return true
 }
 
+func sameStringSet(left, right []string) bool {
+	if len(left) != len(right) {
+		return false
+	}
+	counts := make(map[string]int, len(left))
+	for _, value := range left {
+		counts[value]++
+	}
+	for _, value := range right {
+		counts[value]--
+		if counts[value] < 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func loadTrackedRuleset(localRoot string) (githubprovider.RepositoryRuleset, error) {
 	path := filepath.Join(localRoot, filepath.FromSlash(trackedRulesetRelativePath))
 	info, err := os.Lstat(path)