diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 3aef7c524..8c9c06e8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   check_changelog:
     # no need to check for dependency updates via dependabot
-    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]' && github.triggering_actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.triggering_actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
+    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]' && github.repository_owner != 'dependabot'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       NO_CHANGELOG: '[x] No CHANGELOG update needed'