diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index adfafbd..50bf197 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ name: pr-validation
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened, edited]
+    types: [opened, reopened, edited, labeled, unlabeled]
     # only applies to PRs that want to merge to main
     branches: [main, 252-patch]
 
 jobs:
   pr-validation:
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') }}
     uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/workflows/validatePR.yml@main