diff --git a/.github/workflows/automate-projects.yml b/.github/workflows/automate-projects.yml
index ec3a5ca..a0ac9e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automate-projects.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automate-projects.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 name: Add issues and pull request to project boards
 
-on: [ issues, pull_request ]
+on: [issues, pull_request, pull_request_target]
 
 jobs:
   github-actions-automate-projects:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]') || (github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request_target') }}
     steps:
       - name: add-new-issues-to-repository-based-project-column
         uses: docker://takanabe/github-actions-automate-projects:v0.0.1
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_PROJECT_COLUMN_NAME: To do
       - name: add-new-pull-request-to-repository-based-project-column
         uses: docker://takanabe/github-actions-automate-projects:v0.0.1
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action == 'opened'
+        if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target') && github.event.action == 'opened'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_PROJECT_URL: https://github.com/com-pas/compas-deployment/projects/1
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_PROJECT_COLUMN_NAME: To do
       - name: add-new-pull-request-to-organization-based-project-column
         uses: docker://takanabe/github-actions-automate-projects:v0.0.1
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action == 'opened'
+        if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target') && github.event.action == 'opened'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ORG_GITHUB_ACTION_SECRET }}
           GITHUB_PROJECT_URL: https://github.com/orgs/com-pas/projects/2