diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3f56e6e..1cf0bb0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: npm
     directory: /
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
     schedule:
       interval: monthly
     groups:
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 2
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - skip-changelog
     schedule:
       interval: monthly
     groups:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bfba599..d591d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ jobs:
           github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
           !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-changelog') &&
           !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'changeset-release/')
-        run: pnpm changeset status --since=origin/main
+        run: |
+          pnpm changeset status --since=origin/main --output=/tmp/changeset-status.json
+          jq -e '.releases | length > 0' /tmp/changeset-status.json >/dev/null
       - name: Run package and documentation checks
         run: pnpm exec turbo run build typecheck lint test:coverage check:exports
       - name: Run repository checks