diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72ccc40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# this is a config file for the github action labeler
+
+# Add 'label1' to any changes within 'example' folder or any subfolders
+example_change:
+- example/**
+
+# Add 'label2' to any file changes within 'example2' folder
+example2_change: example2/*
+
+# Add label3 to any change to .txt files within the entire repository. Quotation marks are required for the leading asterisk
+text_files:
+- '**/*.txt'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/welcome.yml b/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
index eadc0b68..25edc27c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: 👋 Welcome
+    permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/first-interaction@v1.2.0