diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 8603f870..ce37d8de 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 dev:
-  - any: ['!go.mod', '!go.sum']
+- '**'
+- '**/.*'
+- '**/.*/**'
+- '**/.*/**/.*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-target.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-target.yml
index b8cc23cd..1c2b2dc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-target.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-target.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: "pr-target"
 on:
   pull_request_target:
+  push:
 
 jobs:
   # label with "dev" to enable PR filtering
@@ -11,16 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - id: label-the-PR
+        if: '!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, "dependabot")'
         uses: actions/labeler@v4
-        with:
-          repo-token: "${{ secrets.RELEASER_PAT }}"
-      - id: add-comment
-        if: contains(steps.label-the-PR.outputs.all-labels, 'dev') && !contains(steps.label-the-PR.outputs.all-labels, 'github_actions')
-        run: gh pr comment $PR --body "PR created by $USER"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          USER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
 
   # automerge successful dependabot PRs
   dependabot: