diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index b49eaf2cc5..6d477b3173 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 # Configuration for .github/workflows/pull_request_label.yml.
 
 'type-infra':
-  - '.github/**'
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/**'
 
 'package:cronet_http':
-  - 'pkgs/cronet_http/**'
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'pkgs/cronet_http/**'
 
 'package:cupertino_http':
-  - 'pkgs/cupertino_http/**'
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'pkgs/cupertino_http/**'
 
 'package:http':
-  - 'pkgs/http/**'
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'pkgs/http/**'
 
 'package:http_client_conformance_tests':
-  - 'pkgs/http_client_conformance_tests/**'
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'pkgs/http_client_conformance_tests/**'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request_label.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request_label.yml
index 9933aad40d..54e3df537c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request_label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request_label.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@ac9175f8a1f3625fd0d4fb234536d26811351594
+      - uses: actions/labeler@8558fd74291d67161a8a78ce36a881fa63b766a9
         with:
           repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           sync-labels: true
diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart b/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
index 3442bc6843..aef0865ae8 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ final _cronetVersionUri = Uri.https(
   'dl.google.com',
   'android/maven2/org/chromium/net/group-index.xml',
 );
+// Finds the Google Play Services Cronet dependency line. For example:
+// '    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet:18.0.1"'
+final implementationRegExp = RegExp(
+  '^\\s*implementation [\'"]'
+  '$_gmsDependencyName'
+  ':\\d+.\\d+.\\d+[\'"]',
+  multiLine: true,
+);
 
 void main(List<String> args) async {
   if (Directory.current.path.endsWith('tool')) {
@@ -51,7 +59,8 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
   }
 
   final latestVersion = await _getLatestCronetVersion();
-  updateCronetDependency(latestVersion);
+  updateBuildGradle(latestVersion);
+  updateExampleBuildGradle();
   updatePubSpec();
   updateReadme();
   updateLibraryName();
@@ -75,22 +84,30 @@ Future<String> _getLatestCronetVersion() async {
 }
 
 /// Update android/build.gradle.
-void updateCronetDependency(String latestVersion) {
-  final fBuildGradle = File('${_packageDirectory.path}/android/build.gradle');
-  final gradleContent = fBuildGradle.readAsStringSync();
-  final implementationRegExp = RegExp(
-    '^\\s*implementation [\'"]'
-    '$_gmsDependencyName'
-    ':\\d+.\\d+.\\d+[\'"]',
-    multiLine: true,
-  );
+void updateBuildGradle(String latestVersion) {
+  final buildGradle = File('${_packageDirectory.path}/android/build.gradle');
+  final gradleContent = buildGradle.readAsStringSync();
   final newImplementation = '$_embeddedDependencyName:$latestVersion';
-  print('Patching $newImplementation');
+  print('Updating ${buildGradle.path}: adding $newImplementation');
   final newGradleContent = gradleContent.replaceAll(
     implementationRegExp,
     '    implementation "$newImplementation"',
   );
-  fBuildGradle.writeAsStringSync(newGradleContent);
+  buildGradle.writeAsStringSync(newGradleContent);
+}
+
+/// Remove the cronet reference from ./example/android/app/build.gradle.
+void updateExampleBuildGradle() {
+  final buildGradle =
+      File('${_packageDirectory.path}/example/android/app/build.gradle');
+  final gradleContent = buildGradle.readAsStringSync();
+
+  print('Updating ${buildGradle.path}: removing cronet reference');
+  final newGradleContent = gradleContent.replaceAll(
+    implementationRegExp,
+    '    // NOTE: removed in package:cronet_http_embedded',
+  );
+  buildGradle.writeAsStringSync(newGradleContent);
 }
 
 /// Update pubspec.yaml and example/pubspec.yaml.