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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e373823b9..0212727db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.0",
     "liwi-mongo": "8.3.1",
     "lock": "1.1.0",
-    "probot": "12.2.5",
+    "probot": "12.3.0",
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "simple-oauth2": "4.3.0",
diff --git a/src/context/initRepoLabels.ts b/src/context/initRepoLabels.ts
index f672c0ef3..6b11ba6a3 100644
--- a/src/context/initRepoLabels.ts
+++ b/src/context/initRepoLabels.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export const initRepoLabels = async <
           name: existingLabel.name !== labelConfig.name && labelConfig.name,
           color: existingLabel.color !== labelColor && labelColor,
           description: existingLabel.description !== description && description,
+          existingLabel,
+          labelColor,
         },
         'Needs to update label',
       );
diff --git a/src/context/repoContext.ts b/src/context/repoContext.ts
index 6a38167c4..b51e28418 100644
--- a/src/context/repoContext.ts
+++ b/src/context/repoContext.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ async function initRepoContext<
   const getNeedsReviewGroupNames = (labels: PullRequestLabels): GroupNames[] =>
     labels
       .filter((label) => label.id && needsReviewLabelIds.includes(label.id))
-      .map((label) => labelIdToGroupName.get(label.id!))
+      .map((label) => labelIdToGroupName.get(label.id))
       .filter(ExcludesFalsy);
 
   const lock = Lock();
diff --git a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/body/prOptions.ts b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/body/prOptions.ts
index 3d02153af..8186d9a15 100644
--- a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/body/prOptions.ts
+++ b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/body/prOptions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RepoContext } from 'context/repoContext';
-import type { PullRequestWithDecentData } from 'events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData';
+import type { PullRequestLabels } from 'events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData';
 import hasLabelInPR from '../labels/hasLabelInPR';
 import type { RepositorySettings } from './repositorySettings';
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const optionsDescriptions: OptionDisplay[] = [
 
 export const calcDefaultOptions = (
   repoContext: RepoContext,
-  pullRequestLabels: PullRequestWithDecentData['labels'],
+  pullRequestLabels: PullRequestLabels,
 ): Options => {
   const automergeLabel = repoContext.labels['merge/automerge'];
   const skipCiLabel = repoContext.labels['merge/skip-ci'];
diff --git a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/BaseStepState.ts b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/BaseStepState.ts
index ae7676c0c..28dc4f591 100644
--- a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/BaseStepState.ts
+++ b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/BaseStepState.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import type { RepoContext } from 'context/repoContext';
-import type { PullRequestWithDecentData } from '../../../utils/PullRequestData';
+import type {
+  PullRequestLabels,
+  PullRequestWithDecentData,
+} from '../../../utils/PullRequestData';
 
 export type StepState = 'not-started' | 'in-progress' | 'failed' | 'passed';
 
@@ -10,5 +13,5 @@ export interface BaseStepState {
 export interface CalcStepOptions<GroupNames extends string> {
   repoContext: RepoContext<GroupNames>;
   pullRequest: PullRequestWithDecentData;
-  labels: PullRequestWithDecentData['labels'];
+  labels: PullRequestLabels;
 }
diff --git a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/calcStepsState.ts b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/calcStepsState.ts
index d06de1812..25798a377 100644
--- a/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/calcStepsState.ts
+++ b/src/events/pr-handlers/actions/utils/steps/calcStepsState.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import type { RepoContext } from 'context/repoContext';
-import type { PullRequestWithDecentData } from 'events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData';
+import type {
+  PullRequestWithDecentData,
+  PullRequestLabels,
+} from 'events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData';
 import type { ChecksStepState } from './checksStep';
 import { calcChecksStep } from './checksStep';
 import type { CodeReviewStepState } from './codeReviewStep';
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ import { calcWriteStep } from './writeStep';
 export interface CalcStepsStateOptions<GroupNames extends string> {
   repoContext: RepoContext<GroupNames>;
   pullRequest: PullRequestWithDecentData;
-  labels?: PullRequestWithDecentData['labels'];
+  labels?: PullRequestLabels;
 }
 
 export interface StepsState<GroupNames extends string> {
diff --git a/src/events/pr-handlers/labelsChanged.ts b/src/events/pr-handlers/labelsChanged.ts
index 25b6cf0a2..2f49ed67a 100644
--- a/src/events/pr-handlers/labelsChanged.ts
+++ b/src/events/pr-handlers/labelsChanged.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { updateReviewStatus } from './actions/updateReviewStatus';
 import { updateStatusCheckFromStepsState } from './actions/updateStatusCheckFromStepsState';
 import hasLabelInPR from './actions/utils/labels/hasLabelInPR';
 import { calcStepsState } from './actions/utils/steps/calcStepsState';
+import type { PullRequestLabels } from './utils/PullRequestData';
 import { createPullRequestHandler } from './utils/createPullRequestHandler';
 import { fetchPr } from './utils/fetchPr';
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default function labelsChanged(
               context.pullRequest({ event: 'APPROVE' }),
             );
 
-            let labels = updatedPr.labels;
+            let labels: PullRequestLabels = updatedPr.labels;
             const autoMergeWithSkipCi =
               autoMergeSkipCiLabel &&
               repoContext.config.autoMergeRenovateWithSkipCi;
diff --git a/src/events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData.ts b/src/events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData.ts
index e3438e8ff..fbab49622 100644
--- a/src/events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData.ts
+++ b/src/events/pr-handlers/utils/PullRequestData.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { LabelResponse } from 'context/initRepoLabels';
 import type { CustomExtract, EventsWithRepository } from 'context/repoContext';
 import type { ProbotEvent } from 'events/probot-types';
 import type { EventsWithPullRequest } from './createPullRequestHandler';
@@ -30,4 +31,6 @@ export type PullRequestWithDecentData =
   | PullRequestFromRestEndpoint
   | PullRequestWithDecentDataFromWebhook;
 
-export type PullRequestLabels = PullRequestWithDecentData['labels'];
+export type PullRequestLabels =
+  | PullRequestWithDecentData['labels']
+  | LabelResponse[];
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3b6a61fd1..4cd816e62 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1372,10 +1372,17 @@ __metadata:
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-  resolution: "@octokit/openapi-types@npm:11.2.0"
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+"@octokit/openapi-types@npm:^12.11.0":
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+  resolution: "@octokit/openapi-types@npm:12.11.0"
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+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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+  resolution: "@octokit/openapi-types@npm:16.0.0"
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-  resolution: "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@npm:2.17.0"
+  version: 2.21.3
+  resolution: "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@npm:2.21.3"
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+    "@octokit/types": ^6.40.0
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-  resolution: "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@npm:5.13.0"
+  version: 5.16.2
+  resolution: "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@npm:5.16.2"
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+    "@octokit/types": ^6.39.0
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+  version: 6.41.0
+  resolution: "@octokit/types@npm:6.41.0"
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+  resolution: "@octokit/types@npm:8.2.0"
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-  resolution: "probot@npm:12.2.5"
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+  version: 12.3.0
+  resolution: "probot@npm:12.3.0"
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     "@octokit/plugin-enterprise-compatibility": ^1.2.8
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-    "@octokit/types": ^6.1.1
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     pob-babel: 34.1.0
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+    probot: 12.3.0
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     react-dom: 18.2.0
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