diff --git a/.github/workflows/open_cts_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/open_cts_issue.yml
index 44a9f76a..adba024d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/open_cts_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/open_cts_issue.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   create-issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Skip if this is a purely editorial PR
-    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'editorial') }}
+    # Skip if this is a purely editorial PR, or if the change is being cherry-picked into an older version of the spec
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'editorial') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'cherry-pick') }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
         id: app-token