diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-rc-references.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-rc-references.yml
index f981ad10d2..993323d731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-rc-references.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-rc-references.yml
@@ -115,4 +115,6 @@ jobs:
           body: "This PR holds all generated DML JSON files for the upcoming release."
           branch: "chore/generate-dml-json"
           branch-suffix: "timestamp"
-          add-paths: www/utils/generated/dml-output/**
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+          add-paths: www/utils/generated/dml-output/**
+          base: "develop"
+          labels: "type: chore"
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