diff --git a/.github/workflows/label.yml b/.github/workflows/label.yml
index d23c4d403f5..124cc33a03d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ on: [pull_request_target]
 
 jobs:
   label:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3 # temporary, revert after `master` is fixed
     - uses: actions/labeler@v5
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"