diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 5066ebaf05..6653c2d868 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,38 +1,62 @@
 area:catalog:
-  - plugins/catalog/**/*
-  - plugins/catalog-*/**/*
-  - packages/catalog-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/catalog/**/*
+          - plugins/catalog-*/**/*
+          - packages/catalog-*/**/*
 area:discoverability: # search + home
-  - plugins/search/**/*
-  - plugins/search-*/**/*
-  - packages/search-*/**/*
-  - plugins/home/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/search/**/*
+          - plugins/search-*/**/*
+          - packages/search-*/**/*
+          - plugins/home/**/*
 area:kubernetes:
-  - plugins/kubernetes/**/*
-  - plugins/kubernetes-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/kubernetes/**/*
+          - plugins/kubernetes-*/**/*
 area:permission:
-  - plugins/permission-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/permission-*/**/*
 area:scaffolder:
-  - plugins/scaffolder/**/*
-  - plugins/scaffolder-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/scaffolder/**/*
+          - plugins/scaffolder-*/**/*
 area:techdocs:
-  - plugins/techdocs/**/*
-  - plugins/techdocs-*/**/*
-  - packages/techdocs-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/techdocs/**/*
+          - plugins/techdocs-*/**/*
+          - packages/techdocs-*/**/*
 auth:
-  - plugins/auth-*/**/*
-  - packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/**/*
-  - packages/core-app-api/src/lib/Auth*/**/*
-  - packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/auth-*/**/*
+          - packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/**/*
+          - packages/core-app-api/src/lib/Auth*/**/*
+          - packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts
 documentation:
-  - docs/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - docs/**/*
 homepage:
-  - plugins/home/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/home/**/*
 microsite:
-  - microsite/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - microsite/**/*
 search:
-  - plugins/search/**/*
-  - plugins/search-*/**/*
-  - packages/search-*/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - plugins/search/**/*
+          - plugins/search-*/**/*
+          - packages/search-*/**/*
 storybook:
-  - storybook/**/*
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          - storybook/**/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automate_area-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/automate_area-labels.yml
index 5d12e4ca89..ecaf464903 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automate_area-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automate_area-labels.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/labeler@v4.3.0
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5.0.0
         with:
           repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           sync-labels: true