diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
index 06b11be9e97fa..2ef01e0f414ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: "Project: Tidy"
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [labeled]
+    types: [opened, ready_for_review, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
     branches:
       - main
 
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ jobs:
   setup-environment:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'dependencies' }}
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          repository: "renovate-bot/open-telemetry-_-opentelemetry-collector-contrib"
+          # currently the fork of this repo is from a personal fork
+          # because of an issue when creating multiple forks using forking renovate
+          #
+          # see https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/discussions/21057
+          repository: "renovate-bot/codeboten-_-opentelemetry-collector-contrib"
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           token: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4