From 2eb57599c8c5ee092981b2a12e4ef8af105681ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Franco <franco@giantswarm.io>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:21:21 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(update-chart): ensure automated-update label exists

---
 .github/workflows/update-chart.yaml | 9 +++++++++
 CHANGELOG.md                        | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-chart.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-chart.yaml
index 177ba62..c57e017 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-chart.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-chart.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ jobs:
           remote_repo: "https://${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.TAYLORBOT_GITHUB_ACTION }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"
         run: |
           git push "${remote_repo}" HEAD:${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.branch }}
+      - name: Ensure automated-update label exists
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.TAYLORBOT_GITHUB_ACTION }}"
+        run: |
+          gh label create automated-update \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
+            --color e86d00 \
+            --description "Used to identify automated updates from upstream-forks" \
+            --force
       - name: Update PR
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.TAYLORBOT_GITHUB_ACTION }}"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d83a5d..e5d21d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 however this project does not use Semantic Versioning and there are no releases.
 Instead this file uses a date-based structure.
 
+## 2026-07-29
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `update-chart.yaml` — create the `automated-update` label before opening the PR, so `gh pr create` no longer fails in repositories where the label is missing.
+
 ## 2026-07-23
 
 ### Changed