diff --git a/.github/workflows/apply-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/apply-labels.yml
index 7d90af51..d3293214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apply-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apply-labels.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Apply project labels
-on: [issues, pull_request, label]
+on: [issues, pull_request_target, label]
 jobs:
   apply-labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest