diff --git a/.github/workflows/global-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/global-checks.yml
index 19cbcae..a2b587c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/global-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/global-checks.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: global checks
 
-on: pull_request
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
 
 jobs:
   global_checks:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-description.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-description.yml
index 796bb13..7e180a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-description.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-description.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   # Do check out and run code from the pull request's head commit. 
   # It is suitable for this usecase as we are only looking at PR description. 
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited, labeled]
 
 jobs:
   validate_description: