diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index dde678d9645..a19ec4b7f12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: changelog
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.id }}
@@ -10,24 +11,36 @@ concurrency:
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
+    # labeled/unlabeled: skip-changelog and changelog-version-edit waive parts
+    # of this check, so the verdict is only valid for the label set it was
+    # computed under. Without these types, removing a label leaves the green
+    # run that the label produced standing, and the gate silently stays open.
+    #
+    # The job cannot cheaply no-op on an unrelated label: a job skipped by `if`
+    # reports its check as skipped, which branch protection counts as passing,
+    # so it would overwrite a real failure with a green. Every run therefore
+    # computes the real verdict.
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
 
 jobs:
   changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - name: Check for skip-changelog label
-        id: skip
+      # Read labels from the API so re-runs do not use a stale event payload.
+      - name: Read PR labels
+        id: labels
         shell: bash
         env:
-          SKIP_CHANGELOG: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-changelog') }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }}
         run: |
-          if [ "$SKIP_CHANGELOG" = "true" ]; then
-            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "PR has 'skip-changelog' label; bypassing changelog check."
-          else
-            echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          set -euo pipefail
+          gh api "$PR_URL" --jq '
+            [.labels[].name] |
+            "skip=\(index("skip-changelog") != null)",
+            "version_edit=\(index("changelog-version-edit") != null)"
+          ' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       # The heading guard runs even for skip-changelog PRs: that label only
       # waives the news-fragment requirement, not the publish-trigger guard.
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -40,19 +53,19 @@ jobs:
       # from, so the guard and the publisher cannot disagree. Escape hatch
       # for deliberate restructuring: the 'changelog-version-edit' label.
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
-        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'changelog-version-edit') && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') }}
+        if: steps.labels.outputs.version_edit != 'true' && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/')
       - name: Reject manual changelog version headings
-        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'changelog-version-edit') && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') }}
+        if: steps.labels.outputs.version_edit != 'true' && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/')
         env:
           BASE_REF: origin/${{ github.base_ref }}
         run: uv run --no-config --locked --script scripts/release.py check-headings
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup_build_env
-        if: steps.skip.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        if: steps.labels.outputs.skip != 'true'
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
           run-uv-sync: true
       - name: Determine affected packages
-        if: steps.skip.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        if: steps.labels.outputs.skip != 'true'
         id: affected
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -75,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Affected packages:"
           cat affected.txt
       - name: Check for news fragments
-        if: steps.skip.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        if: steps.labels.outputs.skip != 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail