diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-reviews.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-reviews.yml
index 47d025c1da..5064d7e5c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-reviews.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-reviews.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
                 # Need Reviewer Action
 
                 Find all open PRs where:
-                1. The PR is waiting for review (there are no open review comments or change requests)
+                1. The PR is waiting for review (there are no open review comments or change requests, and no human reviewer's latest submitted review is
+                APPROVED; ignore approvals from automation/bot accounts for this check)
                 2. The PR is in a "clean" state (CI passing, no merge conflicts)
                 3. The PR is not marked as draft (draft: false)
                 4. The PR has had no activity (comments, commits, reviews) for more than 3 days.
diff --git a/examples/03_github_workflows/01_basic_action/assign-reviews.yml b/examples/03_github_workflows/01_basic_action/assign-reviews.yml
index 9df600e2b6..8b7d9527a4 100644
--- a/examples/03_github_workflows/01_basic_action/assign-reviews.yml
+++ b/examples/03_github_workflows/01_basic_action/assign-reviews.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ jobs:
                 # Need Reviewer Action
 
                 Find all open PRs where:
-                1. The PR is waiting for review (there are no open review comments or change requests)
+                1. The PR is waiting for review (there are no open review comments or change requests, and no human reviewer's latest submitted review is
+                APPROVED; ignore approvals from automation/bot accounts for this check)
                 2. The PR is in a "clean" state (CI passing, no merge conflicts)
                 3. The PR is not marked as draft (draft: false)
                 4. The PR has had no activity (comments, commits, reviews) for more than 3 days.