renovate stopped creating new labels in github

[jazzlyn]

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Self-hosted Renovate

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github, renovate:39 (renovatebot/github-action@3f10d7a # v41.0.10)

Please tell us more about your question or problem

in the past, renovate created the labels if they did not exist.
currently I observe the behavior that renovate does not create new labels in github for new repositories. existing labels that were created by me are properly applied.
I'm wondering if this is intended/ has changed.

link to log: https://github.com/jazzlyn/dotfiles/actions/runs/12976981006/job/36189867867

Logs (if relevant)

Logs

DEBUG: Creating PR (repository=jazzlyn/dotfiles, branch=renovate/cosign-2.x)
       "title": "feat(deps)!: Update dependency cosign ( 1.13.6 → 2.4.1 )",
       "head": "jazzlyn:renovate/cosign-2.x",
       "base": "main",
       "draft": false
DEBUG: PR created (repository=jazzlyn/dotfiles, branch=renovate/cosign-2.x)
       "pr": 16,
       "draft": false
DEBUG: Adding labels 'renovate/github-releases, renovate/mise, type/major' to #16 (repository=jazzlyn/dotfiles, branch=renovate/cosign-2.x)
 INFO: PR created (repository=jazzlyn/dotfiles, branch=renovate/cosign-2.x)
       "pr": 16,
       "prTitle": "feat(deps)!: Update dependency cosign ( 1.13.6 → 2.4.1 )"

[rarkins]

Renovate never created labels explicitly. GitHub itself would implicitly create labels if renovate set any which don't exist before. If GitHub has changed its functionality here, it would be good to confirm.