I have a select menu that triggers an AJAX request once one of the options has been clicked. I need to trigger a click event on the relevant option from a link. So I have code similar to the below, and although it changes the value of the select, it doesn't simulate a click:

$('#click').click(function(){
    var value = $(this).attr("rel");
    $('#select').val(value);
    return false;
});

<select id="select" name="select">
    <option>Select...</option>
    <option value="1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="2">Option 2</option>
</select>
    
<a href="#" rel="1" id="click">Click for option 1</a>
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