diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 8785c40530..143cabb631 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -383,6 +383,18 @@ functions:
           export HEAD_SHA=${github_commit}
           bash etc/api_report.sh
 
+  "add PR labels":
+    - command: shell.exec
+      type: test
+      params:
+        shell: "bash"
+        working_dir: src/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver
+        script: |
+          ${PREPARE_SHELL}
+          CONFIG=$PROJECT_DIRECTORY/.github/labeler.yml
+          SCRIPT="$DRIVERS_TOOLS/.evergreen/github_app/apply-labels.sh"
+          bash $SCRIPT -l $CONFIG -h ${github_commit} -o "mongodb" -n "mongo-go-driver"
+
   send-perf-data:
     - command: perf.send
       params:
@@ -867,6 +879,7 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           targets: "check-fmt check-license check-modules lint"
       - func: "create-api-report"
+      - func: "add PR labels"
 
   - name: perf
     tags: ["performance"]
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58eb1bbd43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+priority-3-low:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: '*'
+
+documentation:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: 
+    - docs/**
+    - examples/**
+
+dependencies:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: 
+    - go.mod