diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml b/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml
index cd43ffe559..fcfdf70590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       actor:
         required: true
         type: string
+      use_local:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
     outputs:
       is_core_team:
         value: ${{ jobs.check_maintainer.outputs.is_core_team }}
@@ -29,8 +33,30 @@ jobs:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');
             const actor = '${{ inputs.actor }}';
-            const data = await fs.readFileSync('./MAINTAINERS', { encoding: 'utf8' });
-            const maintainers = new Set(data.split('\n'));
+            const useLocal = ${{ inputs.use_local }};
+
+            let content = null;
+            if (useLocal) {
+              content = await fs.readFileSync('./MAINTAINERS', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+            } else {
+              const res = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                owner: 'facebook',
+                repo: 'react',
+                path: 'MAINTAINERS',
+                ref: 'main',
+                headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json' }
+              });
+              if (res.status !== 200) {
+                console.error(res);
+                throw new Error('Unable to fetch MAINTAINERS file');
+              }
+              const content = Buffer.from(res.data.content, 'base64');
+            }
+            if (content === null) {
+              throw new Error('Unable to retrieve local or http MAINTAINERS file');
+            }
+
+            const maintainers = new Set(content.split('\n'));
             if (maintainers.has(actor)) {
               console.log(`🟢 ${actor} is a maintainer`);
               return true;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared_label_core_team_prs.yml b/.github/workflows/shared_label_core_team_prs.yml
index dc432b54f7..e08b083a9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared_label_core_team_prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared_label_core_team_prs.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: (Shared) Label Core Team PRs
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
 
 env:
   TZ: /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   check_maintainer:
-    uses: facebook/react/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml@main
+    uses: facebook/react/.github/workflows/shared_check_maintainer.yml@pr32215
     with:
       actor: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}