diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
index d9209800a8..818522dbb5 100644
--- a/.github/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### New features since last release
 
-* Add Matrix Product Operator (MPO) for all gates support to `lightning.tensor`. Note current C++ implementation only works for MPO sites data provided by users. 
+* Add Matrix Product Operator (MPO) for all gates support to `lightning.tensor`. Note current C++ implementation only works for MPO sites data provided by users.
   [(#859)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/859)
 
 * Add shot measurement support to `lightning.tensor`.
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 
 ### Improvements
 
+* Add the `ci:use-gpu-runner` GitHub label to `lightning.kokkos` GPU Testing CIs.
+  [(#916)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/916)
+
 * Merge `lightning.gpu` and `lightning.tensor` GPU tests in single Python and C++ CIs controlled by the `ci:use-gpu-runner` label.
   [(#911)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/911)
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cpp.yml
index b88c4392f1..28edf185c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cpp.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   builddeps:
-    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner') }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || (github.event.pull_request.draft == false && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner')) }}
     runs-on:
       - self-hosted
       - ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_python.yml
index 2fad7ee75e..37a9ca95d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_gpu_python.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   builddeps:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner')
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || (github.event.pull_request.draft == false && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner')) }}
     runs-on:
       - self-hosted
       - ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
index b8dadaa46c..a8bcdefcc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   builddeps:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || (github.event.pull_request.draft == false && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner')) }}
     runs-on:
       - self-hosted
       - ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
index 7041713481..20b50042d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   builddeps:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || (github.event.pull_request.draft == false && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:use-gpu-runner')) }}
     runs-on:
       - self-hosted
       - ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
index bb3de8f43b..83c48476df 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.39.0-dev27"
+__version__ = "0.39.0-dev28"