diff --git a/.github/process_commit.py b/.github/process_commit.py
index db08dc132a0..5c565e13860 100644
--- a/.github/process_commit.py
+++ b/.github/process_commit.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "bc-breaking",
     "deprecation",
     "other",
+    "prototype",
 }
 
 SECONDARY_LABELS = {