diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-label.yaml b/.github/workflows/require-label.yaml
index a53e60a..3b5ad89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/require-label.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/require-label.yaml
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check for required label
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+            LABELS: ${{ toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name)}}
         with:
           script: |
-            const {data: issue} = await github.rest.issues.get({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-            });
+            const labels = JSON.parse(process.env.LABELS);
             const requiredLabels = ['fix', 'feature', 'maintenance', 'not sure', 'dependencies'];
-            const labelNames = issue.labels.map(label => label.name.toLowerCase());
+            const labelNames = labels.map(label => label.toLowerCase());
             const hasRequired = labelNames.some(label => requiredLabels.includes(label));
             if (!hasRequired) {
               core.setFailed(`Pull requests must include a Core4 label: ${requiredLabels.join(', ')}.`);