diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-label.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-label.yml
index 8570cfe7e..4b0ed17d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-label.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Auto Label
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronized]
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   label:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 9abb9b837..f1e9c3bdb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, edited]
 permissions:
   issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             if (pr.title.length < 10) {
               issues.push('❌ PR title too short (minimum 10 characters)');
             }
-            if (!/^(feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|test|chore|perf|ci|build|revert)(\(.+\))?:/.test(pr.title)) {
+            if (!/^(?:[\p{Emoji}\u200d\s\W]+)?(feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|test|chore|perf|ci|build|revert)(\(.+\))?[:\]\s]/iu.test(pr.title)) {
               issues.push('⚠️ PR title should follow conventional commits format');
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/testing/test_video_utils.py b/tests/testing/test_video_utils.py
index 06febc2b3..e6079c800 100644
--- a/tests/testing/test_video_utils.py
+++ b/tests/testing/test_video_utils.py
@@ -105,6 +105,38 @@ def test_non_string(self):
         """Test with non-string value"""
         assert is_valid_video_id(12345678901) is False
 
+    def test_exact_length_with_whitespace(self):
+        """Test 11-character string with whitespace"""
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb\tD-fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb\nD-fag") is False
+
+    def test_exact_length_with_special_chars(self):
+        """Test 11-character string with invalid special characters"""
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D*fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D@fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D.fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D/fag") is False
+
+    def test_boundary_lengths(self):
+        """Test lengths exactly at the boundaries"""
+        assert is_valid_video_id("1234567890") is False  # 10 chars
+        assert is_valid_video_id("123456789012") is False  # 12 chars
+        assert is_valid_video_id("12345678901") is True  # 11 chars (all numbers)
+        assert is_valid_video_id("-----------") is True  # 11 chars (all hyphens)
+        assert is_valid_video_id("___________") is True  # 11 chars (all underscores)
+
+    def test_leading_trailing_whitespace(self):
+        """Test valid IDs with leading or trailing whitespace"""
+        assert is_valid_video_id(" auJzb1D-fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("auJzb1D-fag ") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("\tauJzb1D-fag\n") is False
+
+    def test_url_instead_of_id(self):
+        """Test full URLs (should fail as it expects only the ID)"""
+        assert is_valid_video_id("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJzb1D-fag") is False
+        assert is_valid_video_id("youtube.com/watch?v=auJzb1D") is False
+
 
 class TestNormalizeVideoUrl:
     """Tests for normalize_video_url function"""