diff --git a/util/check-pr-template.cjs b/util/check-pr-template.cjs
index 0c691a5060..51a8b8ec23 100644
--- a/util/check-pr-template.cjs
+++ b/util/check-pr-template.cjs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ const authorUsername = process.env.PR_AUTHOR || "";
 const authorId = Number(process.env.PR_AUTHOR_ID);
 const labels = JSON.parse(process.env.PR_LABELS || "[]");
 
-const BYPASS_LABEL = "ci: bypass-template-check";
+const BYPASS_LABELS = ["ci: bypass-template-check", "maintainer"];
 
 const isTrustedUser = trustedUsers.some((u) => u.id === authorId);
-const hasBypassLabel = labels.includes(BYPASS_LABEL);
+const hasBypassLabel = labels.some((l) => BYPASS_LABELS.includes(l));
 
 if (isTrustedUser) {
     console.log(`PR author "${authorUsername}" is a trusted user. Skipping template validation.`);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if (isTrustedUser) {
 }
 
 if (hasBypassLabel) {
-    console.log(`PR has the "${BYPASS_LABEL}" label. Skipping template validation.`);
+    console.log(`PR has a label which bypasses this check. Skipping template validation.`);
     process.exit(0);
 }