diff --git a/.github/workflows/invalid_question.yml b/.github/workflows/invalid_question.yml
index aa1812d4fb..77b26abef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/invalid_question.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/invalid_question.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     steps:
     - name: Close Stale Issues
-      uses: actions/stale@v5
+      uses: actions/stale@v7
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: "This issue has been marked as invalid question, please give more information by following the `Question` template, if you believe there is a bug of GORM, please create a pull request that could reproduce the issue on [https://github.com/go-gorm/playground](https://github.com/go-gorm/playground), the issue will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs. most likely your question already answered https://github.com/go-gorm/gorm/issues or described in the document https://gorm.io ✨ [Search Before Asking](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) ✨"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/missing_playground.yml b/.github/workflows/missing_playground.yml
index c3c92beb39..1efa3611bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/missing_playground.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/missing_playground.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     steps:
     - name: Close Stale Issues
-      uses: actions/stale@v5
+      uses: actions/stale@v7
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: "The issue has been automatically marked as stale as it missing playground pull request link, which is important to help others understand your issue effectively and make sure the issue hasn't been fixed on latest master, checkout [https://github.com/go-gorm/playground](https://github.com/go-gorm/playground) for details. it will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs. if you are asking question, please use the `Question` template, most likely your question already answered https://github.com/go-gorm/gorm/issues or described in the document https://gorm.io ✨ [Search Before Asking](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) ✨"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index af8d36368e..43f2f7301c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     steps:
     - name: Close Stale Issues
-      uses: actions/stale@v5
+      uses: actions/stale@v7
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been open 360 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 180 days"
diff --git a/gorm.go b/gorm.go
index 81b6e2afc5..653039b344 100644
--- a/gorm.go
+++ b/gorm.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableForeignKeyConstraintWhenMigrating bool
 	// DisableNestedTransaction disable nested transaction
 	DisableNestedTransaction bool
+	// SafetyAutoMigration disable columns alter when it exists
+	SafetyAutoMigration bool
 	// AllowGlobalUpdate allow global update
 	AllowGlobalUpdate bool
 	// QueryFields executes the SQL query with all fields of the table
diff --git a/migrator/migrator.go b/migrator/migrator.go
index 29c0c00c01..91414481e9 100644
--- a/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 						if err := tx.Migrator().AddColumn(value, dbName); err != nil {
 							return err
 						}
+					} else if m.DB.SafetyAutoMigration {
+						// skip MigrationColumn
 					} else if err := m.DB.Migrator().MigrateColumn(value, field, foundColumn); err != nil {
 						// found, smart migrate
 						return err