diff --git a/.github/workflows/conflicting-pr-label.yml b/.github/workflows/conflicting-pr-label.yml
index fb4a14ed..f05eae1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conflicting-pr-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conflicting-pr-label.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ name: PullRequestConflicting
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    types: [synchronize]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
     branches: [ main ]
 
 permissions:
@@ -17,22 +17,19 @@ permissions:
 
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
-  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
-  build:
+  # This workflow contains a single job for labeling pull requests with merge conflicts
+  label-merge-conflicts:
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
-    - name: check if prs are dirty
-      uses: eps1lon/actions-label-merge-conflict@releases/2.x
-      if: env.LABELING_TOKEN != '' && env.LABELING_TOKEN != null
-      id: check
-      with:
-        dirtyLabel: "conflicting"
-        repoToken: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN  }}"
-        continueOnMissingPermissions: true
-        commentOnDirty: 'This pull request has conflicting changes, the author must resolve the conflicts before this pull request can be merged.'
-        commentOnClean: 'Conflicts have been resolved. A maintainer will take a look shortly.'
-      env:
-        LABELING_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: check merge conflicts
+        uses: eps1lon/actions-label-merge-conflict@0273be72a0bbd58fcd71d0d6c02c209b50d1e5e1 # v3.1.0
+        id: check
+        with:
+          dirtyLabel: "conflicting"
+          repoToken: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          continueOnMissingPermissions: true
+          commentOnDirty: 'This pull request has conflicting changes, the author must resolve the conflicts before this pull request can be merged.'
+          commentOnClean: 'Conflicts have been resolved. A maintainer will take a look shortly.'