diff --git a/testutil/verifypr/verify.go b/testutil/verifypr/verify.go
index 71f84af34f..48d1388047 100644
--- a/testutil/verifypr/verify.go
+++ b/testutil/verifypr/verify.go
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ import (
 
 var titlePrefix = regexp.MustCompile(`^[*\w]+(/[*\w]+)?$`)
 
+type PRUser struct {
+	Login string `json:"login"`
+}
+
 type PR struct {
-	Title string `json:"title"`
-	Body  string `json:"body"`
-	ID    string `json:"node_id"`
+	Title   string `json:"title"`
+	Body    string `json:"body"`
+	ID      string `json:"node_id"`
+	Creator PRUser `json:"user"`
 }
 
 // PRFromEnv returns the PR by parsing it from "GITHUB_PR" env var or an error.
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ func PRFromEnv() (PR, error) {
 		return PR{}, errors.Wrap(err, "unmarshal PR body")
 	}
 
-	if pr.Title == "" || pr.Body == "" || pr.ID == "" {
+	if pr.Title == "" || pr.Body == "" || pr.ID == "" || pr.Creator.Login == "" {
 		return PR{}, errors.New("pr field not set")
 	}
 
@@ -61,12 +66,12 @@ func verify() error {
 	}
 
 	// Skip dependabot PRs.
-	if strings.Contains(pr.Title, "build(deps)") && strings.Contains(pr.Body, "dependabot") {
+	if strings.Contains(pr.Title, "build(deps)") && pr.Creator.Login == "dependabot[bot]" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Skip Renovate PRs.
-	if strings.Contains(pr.Title, "chore(deps)") && strings.Contains(pr.Body, "Renovate") {
+	if strings.Contains(pr.Title, "chore(deps)") && pr.Creator.Login == "renovate[bot]" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/testutil/verifypr/verify_internal_test.go b/testutil/verifypr/verify_internal_test.go
index 8223c614e0..309733aff6 100644
--- a/testutil/verifypr/verify_internal_test.go
+++ b/testutil/verifypr/verify_internal_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -180,3 +181,94 @@ func TestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVerifyBotSkip(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Name    string
+		PR      PR
+		Skipped bool // true means verify() should return nil without format checks
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "dependabot skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "build(deps): bump some-lib from 1.0 to 2.0",
+				Body:    "Bumps some-lib.",
+				ID:      "node_1",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "dependabot[bot]"},
+			},
+			Skipped: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "renovate skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "chore(deps): update some-lib to v2",
+				Body:    "This PR contains the following updates.",
+				ID:      "node_2",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "renovate[bot]"},
+			},
+			Skipped: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "dependabot title but wrong creator not skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "build(deps): bump some-lib from 1.0 to 2.0",
+				Body:    "Bumps some-lib.",
+				ID:      "node_3",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "someuser"},
+			},
+			Skipped: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "renovate title but wrong creator not skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "chore(deps): update some-lib to v2",
+				Body:    "This PR contains the following updates.",
+				ID:      "node_4",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "someuser"},
+			},
+			Skipped: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "dependabot creator but wrong title not skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "chore(deps): bump some-lib from 1.0 to 2.0",
+				Body:    "Bumps some-lib.",
+				ID:      "node_5",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "dependabot[bot]"},
+			},
+			Skipped: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "renovate creator but wrong title not skipped",
+			PR: PR{
+				Title:   "build(deps): update some-lib to v2",
+				Body:    "This PR contains the following updates.",
+				ID:      "node_6",
+				Creator: PRUser{Login: "renovate[bot]"},
+			},
+			Skipped: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := json.Marshal(test.PR)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("marshal PR: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			t.Setenv("GITHUB_PR", string(b))
+
+			err = verify()
+			if test.Skipped {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected bot PR to be skipped (nil error), got: %v", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Non-bot PRs will fail title/body format checks — that's expected.
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected non-bot PR to fail format checks, got nil error")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}