diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
index 0a6510de6..f4ae002b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'PR Labeler'
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
 jobs:
   triage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest