diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-auditor.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-auditor.yml
index c4aa8219dc5..7fa52eb3c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-auditor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-auditor.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # See dev/pr-auditor/README.md
 name: pr-auditor
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [ closed, edited, opened, synchronize ]
 
 jobs: