diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0af84acb3..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
----
-name: "Auto-approve codegen PRs"
-on: pull_request_target
-
-jobs:
-  auto-approve:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-    if: github.actor == 'elasticmachine'
-    steps:
-      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 225b67732..7b61028d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Node CI
 
 on:
-  pull_request: {}
+  pull_request_target: {}
 
 jobs:
   paths-filter:
@@ -72,3 +72,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: License checker
         run: |
           npm run license-checker
+
+  auto-approve:
+    name: Auto-approve
+    needs: [test, license]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    if: github.actor == 'elasticmachine'
+    steps:
+      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v4