diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 74b2b0169..a0d95b854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 name: 'Pull Request Labeler'
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled]
 
-permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
   triage:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository