diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-pumas-relate.md b/.changeset/tiny-pumas-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badc8d5e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-pumas-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"pie-monorepo": patch
+---
+
+[Fixed] - danger flagging automated prs
diff --git a/dangerfile.js b/dangerfile.js
index 27821f5d2b..b61fb11323 100644
--- a/dangerfile.js
+++ b/dangerfile.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ danger.git.created_files.filter((filepath) => filepath.includes('.changeset/') &
         });
     });
 
-// Check for empty PR Description checkboxes
-if (pr.body.includes('- [ ]')) {
+// Check for empty PR Description checkboxes - but not for automated version PRs
+if (pr.body.includes('- [ ]') && (pr.user.login !== 'dependabot[bot]' && pr.user.login !== 'renovate[bot]')) {
     fail('You currently have an unchecked checklist item in your PR description.\n\nPlease confirm this check has been carried out – if it\'s not relevant to your PR, delete this line from the PR checklist.');
 }