diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 836cbdbc..7e6aa5e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,23 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  autolabeler:
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    permissions:
+      # write permission is required to add labels to pull requests
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter/autolabeler@v7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_LABELER_TOKEN }}
+
   update_release_draft:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
     permissions:
       # write permission is required to create a github release
       contents: write
-      # write permission is required for autolabeler
-      # otherwise, read permission is required at least
-      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_LABELER_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -31,7 +38,8 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "main"
       - id: drafter
-        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
+        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_LABELER_TOKEN }}
       - name: Add release notes to the draft
-        if: github.event_name == 'push'
         run: .github/scripts/release-notes.sh ${{ steps.drafter.outputs.tag_name }}