diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index ce9e0701852..22998cff569 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
 # Labels culled from https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/labels
 
 cuDF (Python):
-  - python/**
-  - notebooks/**
+  - 'python/**'
+  - 'notebooks/**'
   
 libcudf:
-  - cpp/**
+  - 'cpp/**'
 
 CMake:
-  - **/CMakeLists.txt
-  - **/cmake/**
+  - '**/CMakeLists.txt'
+  - '**/cmake/**'
   
 cuDF (Java):
-  - java/**
+  - 'java/**'
   
 Ops:
-  - .github/**
-  - /ci/**
-  - conda/**
-  - **/Dockerfile
-  - **/.dockerignore
-  - docker/**
+  - '.github/**'
+  - 'ci/**'
+  - 'conda/**'
+  - '**/Dockerfile'
+  - '**/.dockerignore'
+  - 'docker/**'