diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-1-create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-1-create-pr.yml
index 33aaafecb26..2c9292971c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-1-create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-1-create-pr.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
-            github.rest.pulls.create({
+            const pr = await github.rest.pulls.create({
               owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
               repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
               title: 'Release: Merge release into master from: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
@@ -119,3 +119,9 @@ jobs:
               head: '${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
               base: 'master'
             })
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
+              repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
+              issue_number: pr.data.number,
+              labels: ['release-management']
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-3-master-into-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/release-3-master-into-dev.yml
index f8e2c75682d..905be6ab488 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-3-master-into-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-3-master-into-dev.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
-            github.rest.pulls.create({
+            const pr = await github.rest.pulls.create({
               owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
               repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
               title: 'Release: Merge back ${{ inputs.release_number_new }} into dev from: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ jobs:
               head: '${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
               base: 'dev'
             })
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
+              repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
+              issue_number: pr.data.number,
+              labels: ['release-management']
+            })
 
   create_pr_for_merge_back_into_bugfix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
-            github.rest.pulls.create({
+            const pr = await github.rest.pulls.create({
               owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
               repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
               title: 'Release: Merge back ${{ inputs.release_number_new }} into bugfix from: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
@@ -183,3 +189,9 @@ jobs:
               head: '${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}',
               base: 'bugfix'
             })
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner: '${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }}',
+              repo: 'django-DefectDojo',
+              issue_number: pr.data.number,
+              labels: ['release-management']
+            })