diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
index 12d04db5a..c7f4b9f88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,21 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
-          github.issues.addLabels({
+          const issueLabels = await github.issues.listLabelsOnIssue({
             issue_number: context.issue.number,
             owner: context.repo.owner,
-            repo: context.repo.repo,
-            labels: ['needs triage']
-          })
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+            repo: context.repo.repo
+          });
+
+          const isAnnouncement = issueLabels.data && issueLabels.data
+            .map(label => label.name)
+            .includes('announcement');
+
+          if (!isAnnouncement) {
+            github.issues.addLabels({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              labels: ['needs triage']
+            })
+          }
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