diff --git a/validate-pr/action.yml b/validate-pr/action.yml
index d95a3cf..834b210 100644
--- a/validate-pr/action.yml
+++ b/validate-pr/action.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Convert PR to draft
       if: >-
         steps.validate.outputs.was-closed != 'true'
+        && steps.validate.outputs.skipped != 'true'
         && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
       shell: bash
       env:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Label and comment on draft conversion
       if: >-
         steps.validate.outputs.was-closed != 'true'
+        && steps.validate.outputs.skipped != 'true'
         && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
       uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
       with:
diff --git a/validate-pr/scripts/validate-pr.js b/validate-pr/scripts/validate-pr.js
index 428a2c2..80af37a 100644
--- a/validate-pr/scripts/validate-pr.js
+++ b/validate-pr/scripts/validate-pr.js
@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
   const prAuthor = pullRequest.user.login;
   const contributingUrl = `https://github.com/${repo.owner}/${repo.repo}/blob/${context.payload.repository.default_branch}/CONTRIBUTING.md`;
 
+  // --- Step 0: Skip allowed bots and service accounts ---
+  const ALLOWED_BOTS = [
+    'codecov-ai[bot]',
+    'dependabot[bot]',
+    'fix-it-felix-sentry[bot]',
+    'getsentry-bot',
+    'github-actions[bot]',
+    'javascript-sdk-gitflow[bot]',
+    'renovate[bot]',
+  ];
+  if (ALLOWED_BOTS.includes(prAuthor)) {
+    core.info(`PR author ${prAuthor} is an allowed bot. Skipping.`);
+    core.setOutput('skipped', 'true');
+    return;
+  }
+
   // --- Helper: check if a user has admin or maintain permission on a repo (cached) ---
   const maintainerCache = new Map();
   async function isMaintainer(owner, repoName, username) {