diff --git a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-javarules.json b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-javarules.json
index 52d3eca..eb4df40 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-javarules.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-javarules.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			"complexity": "major",
 			"rule_type": "sql",
 			"search": {
-				"pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
+				"pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^MERGE|USING)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
 			},
 			"recommendation": 1000
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-properties.json b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-properties.json
index 1f063e6..fcbee73 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-properties.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-properties.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "complexity": "major",
       "rule_type": "sql",
       "search": {
-        "pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
+        "pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^MERGE|USING)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
       },
       "recommendation": 1000
     },
diff --git a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-xmlrules.json b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-xmlrules.json
index 25563e6..722abd4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-xmlrules.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/oracle-to-postgres-xmlrules.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			"complexity": "major",
 			"rule_type": "sql",
 			"search": {
-				"pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
+				"pattern": "\\b(^SELECT|FROM)\\b|\\b(^MERGE|USING)\\b|\\b(^INSERT|INTO)\\b|\\b(^DELETE|FROM)\\b|\\b(^UPDATE|SET)\\b|\\b(^CREATE|TABLE)\\b|\\b(^DROP|TABLE)\\b$/m"
 			},
 			"recommendation": 1000
 		}