diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yml b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
index 62d2b89cd7..72a7cf2b94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "CLA Assistant"
 on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, closed, synchronize]
 
 jobs: