diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 0137985e4ac..9252d2394ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
+# THIS IS A BUBBER WORKFLOW FILE
 name: PR Labeling
 on:
-  - pull_request_target
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [closed, opened, synchronize]
 jobs:
+  # labeler must run before gbp because gbp calculates itself based on labels
   labeler:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    if: github.event.action == 'opened' || github.event.action == 'synchronize'
     permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      pull-requests: write # to apply labels
+      issues: write # to apply labels
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@v5
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Run Auto Labeler
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { get_updated_label_set } = await import('${{ github.workspace }}/tools/pull_request_hooks/autoLabel.js');
+            const new_labels = await get_updated_label_set({ github, context });
+            github.rest.issues.setLabels({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              labels: new_labels,
+            });
+            console.log(`Labels updated: ${new_labels}`);
diff --git a/tools/pull_request_hooks/autoLabelConfig.js b/tools/pull_request_hooks/autoLabelConfig.js
index 6d848fa715c..b2ae43e5143 100644
--- a/tools/pull_request_hooks/autoLabelConfig.js
+++ b/tools/pull_request_hooks/autoLabelConfig.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const changelog_labels = {
     default_text: "fixed a few things",
     keywords: ["fix", "fixes", "bugfix"],
   },
-  "Quality of Life": {
+  "QoL": {
     default_text: "made something easier to use",
     keywords: ["qol"],
   },