diff --git a/.github/mergify.yml b/.github/mergify.yml
index 3fa1777a4..d3bd9f26e 100644
--- a/.github/mergify.yml
+++ b/.github/mergify.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
             - "{{ author }}"
         labels:
           - automerge
-          - backport
+          - backported
         title: "`[BP: {{ destination_branch }} <- #{{ number }}]` {{ title }}"
 
   - name: automerge backported PR's for maintained branches