diff --git a/.github/workflows/welcome_new_contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/welcome_new_contributors.yml
index c4e7c1096d4..a843d189774 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/welcome_new_contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/welcome_new_contributors.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   welcome:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'FIRST_TIMER' || github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'CONTRIBUTOR'
     steps:
       - name: Generate welcome message
         uses: actions/ai-inference@v1
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               issue_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }},
               body: message
-            });
\ No newline at end of file
+            });