diff --git a/.github/workflows/news-file.yml b/.github/workflows/news-file.yml
index 398ad1b7e67..f452fcb0a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/news-file.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/news-file.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Check news entry
-        if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip news')"
+        if: |
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip news') ||
+          github.actor != 'pre-commit-ci[bot]'
         run: |
           if ! pipx run towncrier check --compare-with origin/${{ github.base_ref }}; then
             echo "Please see https://pip.pypa.io/dev/news-entry-failure for guidance."
diff --git a/news/12605.trivial.rst b/news/12605.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4257990f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/12605.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+skip news check if ``github.actor`` is ``pre-commit-ci[bot]``