diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
index b7f333820..854579bdf 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/labels.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
   description: "Make this PR count for hacktoberfest"
   color: "ff7518"
 
+# This label can be added to accept PRs as part of Hacktoberfest
+- name: "hacktoberfest-accepted"
+  description: "Make this PR count for hacktoberfest"
+  color: "ff7518"
+
 # This Exercism-wide label is added to all automatically created pull requests that help migrate/prepare a track for Exercism v3
 - name: "v3-migration 🤖"
   description: "Preparing for Exercism v3"