diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yaml
index 3416a8b5e..1e3fbb09f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
         with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/labels.yaml
           token: "${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}"
 
       - name: Sync Labels