diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 31d4ef4264..0107c9d6c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ jobs:
         config-name: release-drafter.yml
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Auto Labeler
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+      uses: release-drafter/release-drafter/autolabeler@v7
+      with:
+        config-name: release-drafter.yml
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/draft_release_update_job.rs b/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/draft_release_update_job.rs
index 5cbc800398..10cfeff18a 100644
--- a/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/draft_release_update_job.rs
+++ b/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/draft_release_update_job.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@ use gh_workflow::*;
 
 /// Create a job to update the release draft
 pub fn draft_release_update_job() -> Job {
-    Job::new("update_release_draft").add_step(
-        Step::new("Release Drafter")
-            .uses("release-drafter", "release-drafter", "v7")
-            .env(("GITHUB_TOKEN", "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"))
-            .add_with(("config-name", "release-drafter.yml")),
-    )
+    Job::new("update_release_draft")
+        .add_step(
+            Step::new("Release Drafter")
+                .uses("release-drafter", "release-drafter", "v7")
+                .env(("GITHUB_TOKEN", "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"))
+                .add_with(("config-name", "release-drafter.yml")),
+        )
+        .add_step(
+            Step::new("Auto Labeler")
+                .uses("release-drafter", "release-drafter/autolabeler", "v7")
+                .if_condition(Expression::new(
+                    "github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'",
+                ))
+                .env(("GITHUB_TOKEN", "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"))
+                .add_with(("config-name", "release-drafter.yml")),
+        )
 }