diff --git a/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/changelog/update-repo-gardening-need-label-message-update b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/changelog/update-repo-gardening-need-label-message-update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f9b9b65aced9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/changelog/update-repo-gardening-need-label-message-update
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Prompt for labels: update wording.
diff --git a/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/ai-labeling.js b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/ai-labeling.js
index 5675e176024a1..12dcdcc3da8cc 100644
--- a/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/ai-labeling.js
+++ b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/ai-labeling.js
@@ -192,11 +192,17 @@ async function aiLabeling( payload, octokit ) {
 			} );
 
 			// During testing, post a comment on the issue with the explanations.
-			const explanationComment = `**OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:**
+			let explanationComment = `**OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:**
 ${ Object.entries( explanations )
 	.map( ( [ labelName, explanation ] ) => `- ${ labelName }: ${ explanation }` )
 	.join( '\n' ) }`;
 
+			if ( ownerLogin === 'automattic' ) {
+				explanationComment += `
+
+If you have feedback about the labels suggested, please let us know in #repo-gardening!`;
+			}
+
 			await octokit.rest.issues.createComment( {
 				owner: ownerLogin,
 				repo: name,
diff --git a/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/index.js b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/index.js
index 0108eefc6806a..77f7103ab22f9 100644
--- a/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/index.js
+++ b/projects/github-actions/repo-gardening/src/tasks/triage-issues/index.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async function addCommentAskLabels( octokit, ownerLogin, authorLogin, repo, issu
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const commentBody = `It looks like you didn't add any labels to this issue. Could you please add a \`[Type]\`, a \`[Feature]\`, and a \`[Pri]\` label? Those labels will help us categorize and monitor activity in this repository.
+	const commentBody = `This issue could use some more labels, to help prioritize and categorize our work. Could you please add at least a \`[Type]\`, a \`[Feature]\`, and a \`[Pri]\` label?
 `;
 
 	await octokit.rest.issues.createComment( {