diff --git a/.github/config/labeler.yml b/.github/config/labeler.yml
index b5a17a5c4f..2efa435e4a 100644
--- a/.github/config/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/config/labeler.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 # see https://github.com/actions/labeler?tab=readme-ov-file#match-object to configure correctly
-feature:
-- head-branch: 'feature/*'
-fix:
-- head-branch: 'fix/*'
-chore:
-- head-branch: 'chore/*'
 dependencies:
 - any:
   - head-branch: 'dependencies/*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index 0f08ba17be..06785945db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,104 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
 
 jobs:
-  branch-name-labeler:
+  conventional-commit-labeler:
+    name: Label PR based on Conventional Commit Specification
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        env:
+          TYPE_TO_LABEL: |
+            {
+              "feat":"kind/enhancement",
+              "fix":"fix",
+              "chore":"chore",
+              "docs":"kind/documentation",
+              "test":"kind/test",
+              "perf":"kind/performance"
+            }
+          SCOPE_TO_LABEL: |
+            {
+              "deps":"dependencies"
+            }
+          BREAKING_CHANGE_LABEL: "breaking"
+        with:
+          script: |
+            console.log("Verify that the PR title follows the Conventional Commit format");
+
+            // Parse mappings from environment variables
+            const typeToLabel = JSON.parse(process.env.TYPE_TO_LABEL);
+            const scopeToLabel = JSON.parse(process.env.SCOPE_TO_LABEL);
+            console.log("Type-to-Label Mapping:", typeToLabel);
+            console.log("Scope-to-Label Mapping:", scopeToLabel);
+
+            // Dynamically generate allowed types
+            const allowedTypes = Object.keys(typeToLabel).join('|');
+            console.log(`Allowed Types: ${allowedTypes}`);
+            
+            const prTitle = context.payload.pull_request.title;
+            console.log(`PR Title: ${prTitle}`);
+            
+            // We know this regex looks scary, but it's just to match the Conventional Commit format
+            // It parses out a Title into several named regex groups, which we can use to extract various semantic patterns:
+            // - type: The type of change (feat, fix, etc.)
+            // - scope: The scope of the change (optional and set in brackets)
+            // - breaking: A flag to indicate a breaking change (!)
+            // - subject: The subject of the change
+            // Example: feat(scope)!: add new feature
+            //          ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+            //          type scope    subject
+            const regex = new RegExp(
+            `^(((Initial commit)|(Merge [^\\r\\n]+(\\s)[^\\r\\n]+((\\s)((\\s)[^\\r\\n]+)+)*(\\s)?)|^((?<type>${allowedTypes})(\\((?<scope>[\\w\\-]+)\\))?(?<breaking>!?): (?<subject>[^\\r\\n]+((\\s)((\\s)[^\\r\\n]+)+)*))(\\s)?)$)`
+            );
+            console.log(`Regex: ${regex}`);
+  
+            const match = prTitle.match(regex);
+            console.log(`Match: ${match != null}`);
+            
+            if (match && match.groups) {
+              const { type, scope, breaking } = match.groups;
+
+              // Initialize labels array
+              const labels = [];
+            
+              if (breaking) {
+                console.log("Adding breaking change label");
+                labels.push(process.env.BREAKING_CHANGE_LABEL);
+              }
+
+              // Add type-based label
+              if (type && typeToLabel[type]) {
+                labels.push(typeToLabel[type]);
+              } else {
+                console.log(`No label found for type: ${type}`);
+              }
+
+              // Add scope-based label if scope exists
+              if (scope && scopeToLabel[scope]) {
+                labels.push(scopeToLabel[scope]);
+              } else if (scope) {
+                console.log(`No label found for scope: ${scope}`);
+              }
+
+              if (labels.length > 0) {
+                console.log(`Adding labels: ${labels}`);
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+                  labels: labels,
+                });
+              } else {
+                console.log("No labels to add.");
+              }
+            } else {
+              console.log("Invalid PR title format. Make sure you named the PR after the specification at https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#specification. Exiting...");
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+  labeler:
     name: Label PR based on Config
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -54,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
           # github_api_url: 'api.github.com'
           # files_to_ignore: ''
   verify-labels:
-    needs: [branch-name-labeler, size-labeler]
+    needs: [labeler, size-labeler, conventional-commit-labeler]
     name: verify labels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -62,15 +159,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:latest
         with:
           one_of: chore,fix,bugfix,bug,kind/bug,feature,enhancement,kind/enhancement,dependencies
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  semantic-pr-title:
-    name: ensure pr conforms to semantic commit style
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      # This enforces Semantic Pull Request titles:
-      # see https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request?tab=readme-ov-file#examples for examples
-      # see https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#specification for the full specification
-      # We want this because we use squashing so all squashed commits should conform to our commit style
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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