diff --git a/packages/core/src/git.ts b/packages/core/src/git.ts
index 98c87921d..72212af5b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/git.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ export default class Git {
   }
 
   /** Get the labels for a PR */
-  @memoize()
   async getLabels(prNumber: number): Promise<string[]> {
     this.logger.verbose.info(`Getting labels for PR: ${prNumber}`);
 
diff --git a/plugins/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.ts b/plugins/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.ts
index 88f1d753a..28d73f36c 100644
--- a/plugins/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,32 @@ describe("parseCommit", () => {
     ).toStrictEqual(commit);
   });
 
-  test("should add correct semver label to commit", async () => {
+  test("should add correct semver label to commit - skip", async () => {
+    const conventionalCommitsPlugin = new ConventionalCommitsPlugin();
+    const autoHooks = makeHooks();
+    conventionalCommitsPlugin.apply({
+      hooks: autoHooks,
+      labels: defaultLabels,
+      semVerLabels: versionLabels,
+      logger: dummyLog(),
+      git: { getCommitsForPR: () => Promise.resolve([]) } as any,
+    } as Auto);
+
+    const logParseHooks = makeLogParseHooks();
+    autoHooks.onCreateLogParse.call({
+      hooks: logParseHooks,
+    } as LogParse);
+
+    const commit = makeCommitFromMsg("chore: normal commit with no bump");
+    expect(
+      await logParseHooks.parseCommit.promise({ ...commit })
+    ).toStrictEqual({
+      ...commit,
+      labels: ["skip-release"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("should add correct semver label to commit - fix", async () => {
     const conventionalCommitsPlugin = new ConventionalCommitsPlugin();
     const autoHooks = makeHooks();
     conventionalCommitsPlugin.apply({
@@ -479,6 +504,42 @@ describe("prCheck", () => {
     expect(addLabelToPr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, "patch");
   });
 
+  test("should add skip label for non-release commits", async () => {
+    const conventionalCommitsPlugin = new ConventionalCommitsPlugin();
+    const autoHooks = makeHooks();
+    const addLabelToPr = jest.fn();
+    const auto = ({
+      hooks: autoHooks,
+      labels: defaultLabels,
+      semVerLabels: versionLabels,
+      logger: dummyLog(),
+      git: {
+        getLabels: async () => [],
+        getCommitsForPR: async () => {
+          return [
+            {
+              sha: "1234",
+              commit: {
+                message: "chore: normal commit",
+              },
+            },
+          ];
+        },
+        addLabelToPr,
+      },
+    } as unknown) as Auto;
+
+    conventionalCommitsPlugin.apply(auto);
+
+    await auto.hooks.prCheck.promise({
+      pr: {
+        number: 1,
+      } as any,
+    });
+
+    expect(addLabelToPr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, "skip-release");
+  });
+
   test("should add correct semver label to pr - custom labels", async () => {
     const conventionalCommitsPlugin = new ConventionalCommitsPlugin();
     const customLabels = [
diff --git a/plugins/conventional-commits/src/index.ts b/plugins/conventional-commits/src/index.ts
index b0b8751c9..d9f78660b 100644
--- a/plugins/conventional-commits/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/conventional-commits/src/index.ts
@@ -185,15 +185,19 @@ export default class ConventionalCommitsPlugin implements IPlugin {
         .reduce(getHigherSemverTag, SEMVER.noVersion);
 
       if (
-        !bump ||
+        bump === undefined ||
+        bump === null ||
         bump === SEMVER.premajor ||
         bump === SEMVER.preminor ||
         bump === SEMVER.prepatch
       ) {
+        
         return;
       }
+      
+      const bumpOrSkip = bump === SEMVER.noVersion ? 'skip' : bump;
 
-      const label = auto.semVerLabels?.get(bump);
+      const label = auto.semVerLabels?.get(bumpOrSkip);
 
       if (label) {
         await auto.git.addLabelToPr(pr.number, label[0]);