diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index b20f603c8d9..1801337a5a9 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,22 @@ version-resolver:
   default: patch
 
 template: |
-  # 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴
+  # 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴
 
   $CHANGES
 
-  # 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴
+  # 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴
+
+autolabeler:
+  - label: 'feature'
+    title:
+      - '/feat/i'
+  - label: 'bugfix'
+    title:
+      - '/fix/i'
+  - label: 'documentation'
+    title:
+      - '/docs/i'
+  - label: 'chore'
+    title:
+      - '/chore/i'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 1c8f998c904..10fd8a7285e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - mealie-next
+  # pull_request event is required for autolabeler
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, reopened, synchronize]
+  # pull_request_target event is required for autolabeler to support PRs from forks
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, reopened, synchronize]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -12,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       # write permission is required to create a github release
       contents: write
+      # write permission is required for autolabeler
+      # otherwise, read permission is required at least
+      pull-requests: write
     name: ✏️ Draft release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: