diff --git a/.github/labels-calver.yml b/.github/labels-calver.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4d264b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labels-calver.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- color: FF5959
+  description: Breaking changes which must be reviewed before being included in the monthly release.
+  name: 'calver: breaking'
+- color: AB9EF7
+  description: Changes which should be included in the monthly release.
+  name: 'calver: monthly'
+- color: 9EC9F7
+  description: Non-breaking changes which should be included in a patch release.
+  name: 'calver: patch'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-semver-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-calver-labels.yml
similarity index 77%
rename from .github/workflows/pr-enforce-semver-labels.yml
rename to .github/workflows/pr-enforce-calver-labels.yml
index 7542a08..b65fd05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-semver-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-calver-labels.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ on:
         description: A GitHub personal access token with write access to the project
 
 jobs:
-  enforce-semver-labels:
+  enforce-calver-labels:
     uses: localstack/meta/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml@main
     with:
-      labels: "semver: patch, semver: minor, semver: major"
+      labels: "calver: patch, calver: monthly, calver: breaking"
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-label-group.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-label-group.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e67fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-label-group.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Ensures all the relevant groups of labels are applied to a PR.
+name: Enforce All PR Labels
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      github-token:
+        required: true
+        description: A GitHub personal access token with write access to the project
+
+jobs:
+  calver:
+    name: Calendar Versioning Labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: localstack/meta/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml@main
+        with:
+          labels: "calver: patch, calver: monthly, calver: breaking"
+        secrets:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
+
+  docs:
+    name: Documentation Labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: localstack/meta/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml@main
+        with:
+          labels: "docs: needed, docs: skip"
+        secrets:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
+
+  notes:
+    name: Notes Labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: localstack/meta/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml@main
+        with:
+          labels: "notes: needed, notes: skip"
+        secrets:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-labels.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e2016ee..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-labels.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-name: Enforce PR labels
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    secrets:
-      github-token:
-        required: true
-        description: A GitHub personal access token with write access to the project
-
-jobs:
-  semver:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v5
-        with:
-          mode: exactly
-          count: 1
-          labels: "semver: patch, semver: minor, semver: major"
-          token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
-
-  docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v5
-        with:
-          mode: exactly
-          count: 1
-          labels: "docs: needed, docs: skip"
-          token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
-
-  notes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v5
-        with:
-          mode: exactly
-          count: 1
-          labels: "notes: needed, notes: skip"
-          token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31032d3..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-name: Enforce no major labels
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    secrets:
-      github-token:
-        required: true
-        description: A GitHub token with access to the issues of the calling repo
-
-jobs:
-  # make sure no PRs with major label are merged
-  enforce-no-major-label:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v5
-        with:
-          mode: exactly
-          count: 0
-          labels: "semver: major"
-          add_comment: true
-          token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
-          message: "Currently, only minor and patch changes are allowed on main. Your PR labels ({{ applied }}) indicate that it cannot be merged into the main at this time."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major-minor.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-patch-only.yml
similarity index 75%
rename from .github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major-minor.yml
rename to .github/workflows/pr-enforce-patch-only.yml
index 71dfeea..0d6a2c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-no-major-minor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-patch-only.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-name: Enforce no major or minor labels
+# Enforces changes merged to main to be of patch only. Activated during a release code-freeze.
+name: Enforce Patch Only
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ on:
         description: A GitHub token with access to the issues of the calling repo
 
 jobs:
-  # make sure no PRs with major or minor label are merged
   enforce-no-major-label:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           mode: exactly
           count: 0
-          labels: "semver: major, semver: minor"
+          labels: "calver: monthly, calver: breaking, semver: minor, semver: major"
           add_comment: true
           token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
           message: "Currently, only patch changes are allowed on main. Your PR labels ({{ applied }}) indicate that it cannot be merged into the main at this time."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml
index ee96761..1c13f20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-enforce-pr-labels.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ on:
       labels:
         required: true
         type: string
-        description: "comma separated list of labels where exactly one has to be set on PRs"
+        description: "A comma separated list of labels where exactly one has to be set on PRs."
     secrets:
       github-token:
         required: true
-        description: A GitHub token with access to the issues of the calling repo
+        description: "A GitHub token with access to the issues of the calling repo."
 
 jobs:
-  # make sure _all_ PRs have a semver label
   enforce-pr-labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: