diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang.yml b/.github/workflows/golang.yml
index 83a5e635..921bc419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: golang
 'on':
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled]
   push:
   # required by gomod-go-version-updater to trigger this action
   workflow_dispatch: