diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-new-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/label-new-issue.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ab4fb7..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/label-new-issue.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Label New Issues
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened]
-    
-jobs:
-  label-issues:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-      contents: read
-      
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Add triage label
-        env:
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-            ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
-            LABEL: "triage"
-        run: gh issue edit "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --add-label "$LABEL"
-                                                      
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-new-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/label-new-issues.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b791a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-new-issues.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Label New Issues
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows#issues
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  label-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: action/checkout@v6 # from Github marketplaces | open source reusable actions
+      - name: Add triage label
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number}}
+          LABEL: "triage" # the label must exist in the repo for it to work properly
+        run: gh issue edit "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --add-label "$LABEL"
+      
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45c1abc..0095790 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
+
+# course notes
+_course-notes.txt