diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 8bf5d67cc..8ea8195ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   check_changelog:
     # no need to check for dependency updates via dependabot
-    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
+    if: |
+      github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot[bot]' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot-preview[bot]' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.user.login != 's-ff'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       NO_CHANGELOG: '[x] No CHANGELOG update needed'