diff --git a/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml b/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9f863d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Mergifyio backport
+
+on: [issue_comment]
+
+jobs:
+  mergifyio_backport:
+    if: github.repository == 'vyos/vyos-1x'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
+        id: regex-match
+        with:
+          text: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+          regex: '@[Mm][Ee][Rr][Gg][Ii][Ff][Yy][Ii][Oo] backport '
+
+      - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1
+        if: ${{ steps.regex-match.outputs.match != '' }}
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          labels: backport
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-labels.yml
index 3398af5b0..43856beaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-labels.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
 name: Add pull request labels
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
     branches:
       - current
       - crux
       - equuleus
       - sagitta
 
 jobs:
   add-pr-label:
     name: Add PR Labels
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5