diff --git a/.github/workflows/conventional-commits.yml b/.github/workflows/conventional-commits.yml
index 2547809e6..6482cd5e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conventional-commits.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conventional-commits.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: ubiquity/action-conventional-commits@v1.1.2
+      - uses: ubiquity/action-conventional-commits@master
diff --git a/app.yml b/app.yml
index 7c0b7f66c..8d0ae6726 100644
--- a/app.yml
+++ b/app.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ default_events:
   # - gollum
   - issue_comment
   - issues
-  # - label
+  - label
   # - milestone
   # - member
   # - membership
diff --git a/src/adapters/supabase/helpers/client.ts b/src/adapters/supabase/helpers/client.ts
index 480ecd0f9..b8a3b23da 100644
--- a/src/adapters/supabase/helpers/client.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/supabase/helpers/client.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export const upsertAccessControl = async (username: string, repository: string,
     const { data: _data, error: _error } = await supabase.from("access").insert({
       created_at: new Date().toUTCString(),
       price_access: false,
-      time_access: false,
+      time_access: true,
       multiplier_access: false,
       priority_access: false,
       ...properties,
@@ -521,3 +521,55 @@ export const savePermit = async (permit: InsertPermit): Promise<Permit> => {
   }
   return getPermitFromDbData(data[0]);
 };
+
+export const saveLabelChange = async (username: string, repository: string, label_from: string, label_to: string, hasAccess: boolean) => {
+  const { supabase } = getAdapters();
+  const { data, error } = await supabase
+    .from("label_changes")
+    .insert({
+      username,
+      repository,
+      label_from,
+      label_to,
+      authorized: hasAccess || false,
+      created: new Date().toISOString(),
+      updated: new Date().toISOString(),
+    })
+    .select();
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(error.message);
+  }
+  if (!data || data.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error("No data returned");
+  }
+  return data[0];
+};
+
+export const getLabelChanges = async (repository: string, labels: string[]) => {
+  const { supabase } = getAdapters();
+  const logger = getLogger();
+
+  const { data, error } = await supabase.from("label_changes").select("*").in("label_to", labels).eq("repository", repository).eq("authorized", false);
+
+  logger.debug(`Getting label changes done, { data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}, error: ${JSON.stringify(error)} }`);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Error getting label changes: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  if (data.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return data[0];
+};
+
+export const _approveLabelChange = async (changeId: number) => {
+  const { supabase } = getAdapters();
+  const { error } = await supabase.from("label_changes").update({ authorized: true }).eq("id", changeId);
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(error.message);
+  }
+
+  return;
+};
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/commands.ts b/src/handlers/comment/commands.ts
index 1f70da85c..1e390e581 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/commands.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/commands.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ export enum IssueCommentCommands {
 
   ALLOW = "/allow",
   AUTOPAY = "/autopay",
+  AUTHORIZE = "/authorize",
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign.ts
index e50831a64..6a8fabfe4 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const assign = async (body: string) => {
     commit: `@${payload.sender.login} ${deadLinePrefix} ${endTime.toUTCString()}`,
     tips: `<h6>Tips:</h6>
     <ul>
-    <li>Use <code>/wallet 0x0000...0000</code> if you want to update your registered payment wallet address @user.</li>
+    <li>Use <code>/wallet 0x0000...0000</code> if you want to update your registered payment wallet address @${payload.sender.login}.</li>
     <li>Be sure to open a draft pull request as soon as possible to communicate updates on your progress.</li>
     <li>Be sure to provide timely updates to us when requested, or you will be automatically unassigned from the bounty.</li>
     <ul>`,
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/authorize.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/authorize.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03918cded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/authorize.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { _approveLabelChange, getLabelChanges } from "../../../adapters/supabase";
+import { getBotContext, getLogger } from "../../../bindings";
+import { getUserPermission } from "../../../helpers";
+import { Payload } from "../../../types";
+import { ErrorDiff } from "../../../utils/helpers";
+import { bountyInfo } from "../../wildcard";
+
+export const approveLabelChange = async () => {
+  const context = getBotContext();
+  const logger = getLogger();
+  const payload = context.payload as Payload;
+  const sender = payload.sender.login;
+
+  logger.info(`Received '/authorize' command from user: ${sender}`);
+
+  const { issue, repository } = payload;
+  if (!issue) {
+    logger.info(`Skipping '/authorize' because of no issue instance`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // check if sender is admin
+  // passing in context so we don't have to make another request to get the user
+  const permissionLevel = await getUserPermission(sender, context);
+
+  // if sender is not admin, return
+  if (permissionLevel !== "admin" && permissionLevel !== "billing_manager") {
+    logger.info(`User ${sender} is not an admin/billing_manager`);
+    return ErrorDiff(`You are not an admin/billing_manager and do not have the required permissions to access this function.`);
+  }
+
+  const issueDetailed = bountyInfo(issue);
+
+  if (!issueDetailed.priceLabel || !issueDetailed.priorityLabel || !issueDetailed.timelabel) {
+    logger.info(`Skipping... its not a bounty`);
+    return ErrorDiff(`No valid bounty label on this issue`);
+  }
+
+  // check for label altering here
+  const labelChanges = await getLabelChanges(repository.full_name, [issueDetailed.priceLabel, issueDetailed.priorityLabel, issueDetailed.timelabel]);
+
+  await _approveLabelChange(labelChanges.id);
+
+  return `Label change has been approved, permit can now be generated`;
+};
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/index.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/index.ts
index 91e451baf..195ca1823 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/index.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { listAvailableCommands } from "./help";
 // import { payout } from "./payout";
 import { unassign } from "./unassign";
 import { registerWallet } from "./wallet";
+import { approveLabelChange } from "./authorize";
 import { setAccess } from "./allow";
 import { ask } from "./ask";
 import { multiplier } from "./multiplier";
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export * from "./multiplier";
 export * from "./query";
 export * from "./comment-incentives";
 export * from "./ask";
+export * from "./authorize";
 
 export interface RewardsResponse {
   error: string | null;
@@ -312,6 +314,12 @@ export const userCommands = (): UserCommands[] => {
       handler: setAccess,
       callback: commandCallback,
     },
+    {
+      id: IssueCommentCommands.AUTHORIZE,
+      description: `Approve a label change. Superuser only.`,
+      handler: approveLabelChange,
+      callback: commandCallback,
+    },
     {
       id: IssueCommentCommands.WALLET,
       description: config.wallet.registerWalletWithVerification
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/query.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/query.ts
index 3334225b3..c80f1f15a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/query.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/query.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { getAllAccessLevels, getWalletInfo } from "../../../adapters/supabase";
+import { getAllAccessLevels, getWalletInfo, upsertAccessControl } from "../../../adapters/supabase";
 import { getBotContext, getLogger } from "../../../bindings";
 import { Payload } from "../../../types";
+import { ErrorDiff } from "../../../utils/helpers";
 
 export const query = async (body: string) => {
   const context = getBotContext();
@@ -28,12 +29,18 @@ export const query = async (body: string) => {
     let data = await getAllAccessLevels(user, repo.full_name);
     if (!data) {
       logger.info(`Access info does not exist for @${user}`);
-      data = {
-        multiplier: false,
-        priority: false,
-        time: true,
-        price: false,
-      };
+      try {
+        await upsertAccessControl(user, repo.full_name, "time_access", true);
+        data = {
+          multiplier: false,
+          priority: false,
+          time: true,
+          price: false,
+        };
+      } catch (e) {
+        ErrorDiff(e);
+        return `Error upserting access info for @${user}`;
+      }
     }
     const walletInfo = await getWalletInfo(user, id?.toString());
     if (!walletInfo?.address) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/label/index.ts b/src/handlers/label/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..491d49f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/label/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { saveLabelChange } from "../../adapters/supabase";
+import { getBotContext, getLogger } from "../../bindings";
+import { hasLabelEditPermission } from "../../helpers";
+import { Payload } from "../../types";
+
+export const watchLabelChange = async () => {
+  const logger = getLogger();
+  const context = getBotContext();
+
+  const payload = context.payload as Payload;
+
+  const { repository, label, changes, sender } = payload;
+
+  const { full_name } = repository;
+
+  const previousLabel = changes?.name.from;
+  const currentLabel = label?.name;
+  const triggerUser = sender.login;
+
+  if (!previousLabel || !currentLabel) {
+    logger.debug("watchLabelChange: No label name change.. skipping");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // check if user is authorized to make the change
+  const hasAccess = await hasLabelEditPermission(currentLabel, triggerUser, repository.full_name);
+
+  await saveLabelChange(triggerUser, full_name, previousLabel, currentLabel, hasAccess);
+  logger.debug("watchLabelChange: label name change saved to db");
+};
diff --git a/src/handlers/payout/action.ts b/src/handlers/payout/action.ts
index 0afe9c424..1f9604756 100644
--- a/src/handlers/payout/action.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/payout/action.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BigNumber, ethers } from "ethers";
-import { getPenalty, getWalletAddress, getWalletMultiplier, removePenalty } from "../../adapters/supabase";
+import { getLabelChanges, getPenalty, getWalletAddress, getWalletMultiplier, removePenalty } from "../../adapters/supabase";
 import { getBotConfig, getBotContext, getLogger } from "../../bindings";
 import {
   addLabelToIssue,
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ export const incentivesCalculation = async (): Promise<IncentivesCalculationResu
     throw new Error(`Permit generation disabled because this issue didn't qualify as bounty.`);
   }
 
+  // check for label altering here
+  const labelChanges = await getLabelChanges(repository.full_name, [issueDetailed.priceLabel, issueDetailed.priorityLabel, issueDetailed.timelabel]);
+
+  if (labelChanges) {
+    // if approved is still false, it means user was certainly not authorized for that edit
+    if (!labelChanges.approved) {
+      logger.info(`Skipping... label was changed by unauthorized user`);
+      throw new Error(`Permit generation disabled because label: "${labelChanges.label_to}" was modified by an unauthorized user`);
+    }
+  }
+
   const assignees = issue?.assignees ?? [];
   const assignee = assignees.length > 0 ? assignees[0] : undefined;
   if (!assignee) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/processors.ts b/src/handlers/processors.ts
index 94a0ff93a..17bec49c7 100644
--- a/src/handlers/processors.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/processors.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { checkPullRequests } from "./assign/auto";
 import { createDevPoolPR } from "./pull-request";
 import { runOnPush, validateConfigChange } from "./push";
 import { findDuplicateOne } from "./issue";
+import { watchLabelChange } from "./label";
 
 export const processors: Record<string, Handler> = {
   [GithubEvent.ISSUES_OPENED]: {
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ export const processors: Record<string, Handler> = {
     action: [validateConfigChange, runOnPush],
     post: [nullHandler],
   },
+  [GithubEvent.LABEL_EDITED]: {
+    pre: [nullHandler],
+    action: [watchLabelChange],
+    post: [nullHandler],
+  },
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/helpers/payout.ts b/src/helpers/payout.ts
index 7ef127f77..21a8f7c8f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/payout.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/payout.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 import { Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 import { DEFAULT_RPC_ENDPOINT } from "../configs";
 import { PayoutConfigSchema } from "../types";
+import { getUserPermission } from "./issue";
+import { getBotContext, getLogger } from "../bindings";
+import { getAccessLevel } from "../adapters/supabase";
 
 // available tokens for payouts
 const PAYMENT_TOKEN_PER_NETWORK: Record<string, { rpc: string; token: string }> = {
@@ -45,3 +48,28 @@ export const getPayoutConfigByNetworkId = (networkId: number): PayoutConfigParti
     paymentToken: paymentToken.token,
   };
 };
+
+export const hasLabelEditPermission = async (label: string, caller: string, repository: string) => {
+  const context = getBotContext();
+  const logger = getLogger();
+  const permissionLevel = await getUserPermission(caller, context);
+
+  // get text before :
+  const match = label.split(":");
+  if (match.length == 0) return false;
+  const label_type = match[0].toLowerCase();
+
+  if (permissionLevel !== "admin" && permissionLevel !== "billing_manager") {
+    // check permission
+    const accessible = await getAccessLevel(caller, repository, label_type);
+
+    if (accessible) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    logger.info(`@${caller} is not allowed to edit label ${label}`);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/src/types/payload.ts b/src/types/payload.ts
index 527363b6d..404991852 100644
--- a/src/types/payload.ts
+++ b/src/types/payload.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export enum GithubEvent {
 
   // push event
   PUSH_EVENT = "push",
+
+  // label
+  LABEL_EDITED = "label.edited",
 }
 
 export enum UserType {
@@ -257,6 +260,12 @@ export const AssignEventSchema = Type.Object({
 
 export type AssignEvent = Static<typeof AssignEventSchema>;
 
+const ChangesSchema = Type.Object({
+  name: Type.Object({
+    from: Type.String(),
+  }),
+});
+
 export const PayloadSchema = Type.Object({
   action: Type.String(),
   issue: Type.Optional(IssueSchema),
@@ -267,6 +276,7 @@ export const PayloadSchema = Type.Object({
   organization: Type.Optional(OrganizationSchema),
   installation: Type.Optional(InstallationSchema),
   repositories_added: Type.Optional(Type.Array(RepositorySchema)),
+  changes: Type.Optional(ChangesSchema),
 });
 
 export type Payload = Static<typeof PayloadSchema>;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20230924193504_label_changes.sql b/supabase/migrations/20230924193504_label_changes.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8198ff825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20230924193504_label_changes.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS label_changes (
+    id serial PRIMARY KEY,
+    created timestamptz NOT NULL,
+    updated timestamptz NOT NULL,
+    username text NOT NULL,
+    repository text NOT NULL,
+    label_from text NOT NULL,
+    label_to text NOT NULL,
+    authorized boolean NOT NULL
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20230924193752_label_changes_rls.sql b/supabase/migrations/20230924193752_label_changes_rls.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c39eb518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20230924193752_label_changes_rls.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE label_changes ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY
\ No newline at end of file