diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
index a845942d..ebc45d6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
       EXPECTED: By submitting this pull request, I confirm that you can use, modify, copy, and redistribute this contribution, under the terms of the project license.
       HELP: Contributor statement missing from PR description. Please include the following text in the PR description
+    if: "!(github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions@github.org')"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index edaf4ad5..8336ff67 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkConstructLibrary({
   githubOptions: {
     pullRequestLintOptions: {
       contributorStatement: 'By submitting this pull request, I confirm that you can use, modify, copy, and redistribute this contribution, under the terms of the project license.',
+      contributorStatementOptions: {
+        exemptUsers: [
+          'github-actions@github.org',
+        ]
+      }
     },
   },
   docgen: false,