diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-risk-labels-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-risk-labels-test.yml
index 5f54f625d..2be430a48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-risk-labels-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-risk-labels-test.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   test:
+    # `test` is the required check name; see docs/operations/github-actions.md.
+    name: PR risk label tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
diff --git a/docs/operations/github-actions.md b/docs/operations/github-actions.md
index 69d9dc84a..561f3d60f 100644
--- a/docs/operations/github-actions.md
+++ b/docs/operations/github-actions.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ docs depend on `sentry`). Root-level changes and non-PR events check every
 enabled project. Each project has its own build, lint, typecheck, test, policy,
 and E2E steps when those scripts exist. The always-present `test` job checks
 discovery, installation, repository quality, and every selected project.
+It is the required status check for `main` and `release/**`, so no other
+job may use the check name `test`: GitHub would accept that check in its place.
 Package-specific checks and exceptions live in `package.json#sentryCi`; see
 [Package CI checks](#package-ci-checks). The standalone smoke-test suite remains
 in its own workflow.