diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-wrong-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-wrong-branch.yml
index 10b9cd1f..0e907731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-wrong-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-wrong-branch.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
             const twentyFourHoursAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
 
             for (const pull of pulls) {
+              const hasBypass = pull.labels.some(l => l.name === 'bypass-branch-check');
+              if (hasBypass) continue;
+
               const hasLabel = pull.labels.some(l => l.name === 'wrong-base-branch');
               if (!hasLabel) continue;
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-target-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-target-branch.yml
index 7a326a3f..150cb646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enforce-target-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enforce-target-branch.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ jobs:
             const labels = context.payload.pull_request.labels.map(l => l.name);
             const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
 
+            // bypass-branch-check label skips all enforcement
+            if (labels.includes('bypass-branch-check')) {
+              console.log('bypass-branch-check label present, skipping enforcement.');
+              return;
+            }
+
             // If the base was fixed, remove the label and let it through
             if (base !== 'main') {
               if (labels.includes('wrong-base-branch')) {