diff --git a/.github/workflows/welcome.yml b/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
index b232215a..c6bbc958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/welcome.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!startsWith(github.actor, 'copilot-')"
     permissions:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write