diff --git a/aws/lambda/log-classifier/ruleset.toml b/aws/lambda/log-classifier/ruleset.toml
index b664af794c..6c3da394ec 100644
--- a/aws/lambda/log-classifier/ruleset.toml
+++ b/aws/lambda/log-classifier/ruleset.toml
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ pattern = 'IMPROVED:\s+graph_breaks='
 name = 'npm error'
 pattern = '^npm ERR! code .*'
 
+[[rule]]
+name = 'No release notes label'
+pattern = '^# This PR needs a `release notes:` label.*'
+
 [[rule]]
 name = 'ghstack merge check error'
 pattern = '^Mergeability Error: .*'