diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-main.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-main.yml
index 19b16143667..df4aae13b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-main.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git checkout -B sync-main-pr origin/sync-main-pr
+          git checkout -B auto/sync-main-pr origin/auto/sync-main-pr
       - name: Sync origin/main
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "::group::Sync with main branch"
-          git pull origin sync-main-pr; exitCode=$?; if [ $exitCode -ne 0 ]; then exitCode=0; fi
+          git pull origin auto/sync-main-pr; exitCode=$?; if [ $exitCode -ne 0 ]; then exitCode=0; fi
           git pull origin main
-          git push --force origin sync-main-pr
+          git push --force origin auto/sync-main-pr
           echo "::endgroup::"
       - name: Sync upstream/codeql-cli/latest
         shell: bash
@@ -52,18 +52,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "::endgroup::"
       - name: Push sync branch
         run: |
-          git push origin sync-main-pr
+          git push origin auto/sync-main-pr
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
       - name: Create or update PR
         run: |
-          if gh pr list --repo microsoft/codeql --head sync-main-pr --base main --json number --jq '.[0].number' > /dev/null; then
-            echo "PR from sync-main-pr to main already exists. Exiting gracefully."
+          if gh pr list --repo microsoft/codeql --head auto/sync-main-pr --base main --json number --jq '.[0].number' > /dev/null; then
+            echo "PR from auto/sync-main-pr to main already exists. Exiting gracefully."
           else
-            gh pr create --repo microsoft/codeql --fill -B main -H sync-main-pr --title 'Sync Main' --body "This PR syncs the latest changes from \`codeql-cli/latest\` into \`main\`."
+            gh pr create --repo microsoft/codeql --fill -B main -H auto/sync-main-pr --label 'autogenerated' --title 'Sync Main (autogenerated)' --body "This PR syncs the latest changes from \`codeql-cli/latest\` into \`main\`."
           fi
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
-