diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yaml
index 3789f4dfd6..23eab4af27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   check-milestone:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' # exclude prs from dependabot
     steps:
       - name: Check milestone
         uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1