diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
index 87b56ecc08079a53299caf03d56104755bab9717..729b2ed73242a6b23430fb766c84453c0ac376db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Close feature requests with automated message
 
 on:
   issues:
-    types: [opened]
+    types: [labeled]
 
 jobs:
   needs-votes:
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/980.md b/upcoming-release-notes/980.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74946fe93ca042014d0b8cbd06ef49045963170e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/980.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Run feature-request management github action when the "feature" label is added