diff --git a/.github/labeler_files.yml b/.github/labeler_files.yml
index fe10369e23d..ec0162b1f45 100644
--- a/.github/labeler_files.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler_files.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-labeler-strategy: append  # only add new labels, never remove already assigned
-
 new notebook:
-  - files: 
-      added: notebooks/**/*.ipynb
+  files: 
+    added: notebooks/**/*.ipynb
 enhancement:
-  - files:
-      modified: notebooks/**/*
-      added: notebooks/**/*
+  files:
+    modified: notebooks/**/*
+    added: notebooks/**/*
 documentation:
-  - files:
-      modified: "**/*.md"
-      added: "**/*.md"
+  files:
+    modified: "**/*.md"
+    added: "**/*.md"
 dependencies:
-  - files:
-      added: "**/*requirements*"
-      modified: 
-        - "**/*requirements*"
-        - "**/Pipfile*"
+  files:
+    added: "**/*requirements*"
+    modified: 
+      - "**/*requirements*"
+      - "**/Pipfile*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 8ed9a1de431..17730c855bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 name: "PR Labeler"
 
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
 permissions:
   actions: read
   contents: read
-  issues: read|write
-  pull-requests: read|write
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited]
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   labelling:
@@ -25,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         include-title: 1
         sync-labels: 1
     - name: Add labels (Changed Files)
-      uses: doka-guide/doka-labeler@v1.0.1
+      uses: akashchi/pr-labeler@v2.0
       with:
           token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           config: ".github/labeler_files.yml"
+          strategy: "append"