diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_pr_title.yml b/.github/workflows/check_pr_title.yml
index 1a0d0963..c96e7c33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_pr_title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_pr_title.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check_title:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
+    # permissions:
+    #   pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: ytanikin/PRConventionalCommits@1.2.0
         with:
           task_types: '["build","feat","fix","docs","test","ci","style","refactor","perf","chore"]'
-          add_label: true
-          custom_labels: '{"build":"build", "feat":"enhancement", "fix":"bug", "docs":"documentation", "test":"testability", "ci":"ci", "style":"refactoring", "refactor":"refactoring", "perf":"performance", "chore":"tooling"}'
+          add_label: false
+          # Turned off labelling because it leads to an error, see https://github.com/ytanikin/PRConventionalCommits/issues/19
+          # custom_labels: '{"build":"build", "feat":"enhancement", "fix":"bug", "docs":"documentation", "test":"testability", "ci":"ci", "style":"refactoring", "refactor":"refactoring", "perf":"performance", "chore":"tooling"}'