diff --git a/.github/pr_label_checker.py b/.github/pr_label_checker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2341a4e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pr_label_checker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import re as rgx
+from requests import get, post
+from requests import Response
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError, RequestException
+import sys
+
+# Constants
+GITHUB_TOKEN=os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]
+GITHUB_API_URL=os.environ["GITHUB_API_URL"]
+GITHUB_SHA=os.environ["GITHUB_SHA"]
+
+BASE_URL=f'{GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/chkim-usgs/ISIS3'
+PULLS_URL=f'{BASE_URL}/pulls'
+COMMITS_URL=f'{BASE_URL}/commits'
+ISSUES_URL=f'{BASE_URL}/issues'
+HEADERS = {
+    "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+    "Authorization" : f"Bearer {GITHUB_TOKEN}",
+    "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28"
+}
+
+def get_prs_associated_with_commit() -> Response:
+# Get list of PRs associated with commitSHA
+    try:
+        # TODO: Remove below pull all PRs [TESTING ONLY]
+        # GET_PR_LIST_URL=f'{BASE_URL}/pulls?state=all'
+        # response = get(GET_PR_LIST_URL, headers=HEADERS)
+
+        response = get(f'{COMMITS_URL}/{GITHUB_SHA}/pulls', headers=HEADERS)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response
+    except HTTPError as he:
+        raise HTTPError("HTTPError in retrieving list of PRs", he) 
+    except RequestException as re:
+        raise RequestException("Unable to retrieve list of PRs associated with commit.", re)
+
+def get_pr_attributes(response: Response) -> tuple:
+    # Get necessary PR attributes
+    pull_response_json = response.json()
+    # print("Pull response json: " + str(pull_response_json))
+    if len(pull_response_json) == 0:
+        print(False)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    pull_number = pull_response_json.get("number")
+    pull_body = pull_response_json.get("body")
+    return (pull_number, pull_body)
+
+def search_for_linked_issues(pull_body: str) -> list:
+    """
+    Search for linked issues in PR body.
+    Regex examples:
+    '#1' - matches
+    '#123456' - matches
+    '# 123' - fails
+    '#ABC' - fails
+    '## ABC'- fails
+    """
+    linked_issues = rgx.findall('#[^\D]\d*', pull_body)
+    issue_numbers = []
+    for linked_issue in linked_issues:
+        # Strip linked issue text of '#'
+        issue_numbers.append(linked_issue.replace('#',''))
+    # print("ISSUE NUMBERS: " + str(issue_numbers))
+    return issue_numbers
+
+def get_linked_issues(issue_numbers: list) -> Response:
+    # Verify issues exists and has labels
+    for issue_number in issue_numbers:
+        # Get labels from issue
+        try:
+            response = get(f'{ISSUES_URL}/{issue_number}', headers=HEADERS)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response
+        except HTTPError as he:
+            raise HTTPError("HTTPError in retrieving issues", he)
+        except RequestException as re:
+            raise RequestException("Unable to retrieve issues.", re)
+
+def get_issue_labels(response: Response) -> list:
+    """
+    Get labels from all linked issues.
+    """
+    combined_issue_labels = []
+    # Combine labels into a list
+    issue_response_json = response.json()
+    issue_labels = issue_response_json.get("labels")
+    for issue_label in issue_labels:
+        # Get name of each label object
+        label_name = issue_label.get("name")
+        combined_issue_labels.append(label_name)
+    # print("COMBINED ISSUE LABELS: " + str(combined_issue_labels))
+    return combined_issue_labels
+
+def convert_issue_list_to_dict(combined_issue_labels: list) -> dict:
+    # Convert label list into JSON-formatted dict
+    labels_data = {}
+    labels_data["labels"] = combined_issue_labels
+    return labels_data
+
+def update_pr_labels(pull_number: str, labels_data: dict):
+
+    # Update pull request with labels
+    # Source: https://stackoverflow.com/q/68459601
+    try:
+        response = post(f'{ISSUES_URL}/{pull_number}/labels', json=labels_data, headers=HEADERS)
+        logging.info("UPDATED RESPONSE: " + str(response.json()))
+        response.raise_for_status()
+    except HTTPError as he:
+        raise HTTPError("HTTPError in updating PR.", he)
+    except RequestException as re:
+        raise RequestException("Unable to update PR.", re)
+
+def get_pr(pull_number: str) -> Response:
+    try:
+        response = get(f'{PULLS_URL}/{pull_number}', headers=HEADERS)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response
+    except HTTPError as he:
+        raise HTTPError("HTTPError in retrieving issues", he)
+    except RequestException as re:
+        raise RequestException("Unable to retrieve issues.", re)
+
+def is_pr_bugfix(response: Response):
+    labels = response.json().get("labels")
+    logging.info("Labels: " + str(labels))
+    for label in labels:
+        if label.get("name") == "bug":
+            logging.info("PR is a bugfix")
+            return True
+    logging.info("PR is not a bugfix")
+    return False
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        response = get_prs_associated_with_commit()
+        pull_number, pull_body = get_pr_attributes(response)
+        issue_numbers = search_for_linked_issues(pull_body)
+        response = get_linked_issues(issue_numbers)
+        combined_issue_labels = get_issue_labels(response)
+        labels_data = convert_issue_list_to_dict(combined_issue_labels)
+        update_pr_labels(pull_number, labels_data)
+
+        # Check PR labels for 'bug'
+        response = get_pr(pull_number)
+        print(is_pr_bugfix(response))
+    except (HTTPError, RequestException, Exception):
+        raise
+
diff --git a/.github/requirements.txt b/.github/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf0d9d4114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+requests==2.28.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autopr_bugfix.yml b/.github/workflows/autopr_bugfix.yml
index 5407fcd66b..5b3a39ad3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autopr_bugfix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autopr_bugfix.yml
@@ -2,24 +2,55 @@ name: Cherrypick bugfixes to release branch
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - test_dev
 jobs:
   # Check if the PR is a bugfix
   check_labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     name: Check PR labels action step
     # Make the output of this job available to other jobs
     outputs: 
-      result: ${{steps.check_pr_labels.outputs.result}}
+      result: ${{steps.execute_py_script.outputs.result}}
     steps:
-    - id: check_pr_labels
-      uses: 3pointer/check-pr-labels-on-push-action@v1.0.3
+    - name: checkout repo content
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2 # checkout the repository content
+    - name: setup python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        labels: '["bug"]'
+        python-version: '3.10'
+        cache: 'pip'
+    - name: install python packages
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r ./.github/requirements.txt
+    - name: Set output
+      id: execute_py_script
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_API_URL: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_API_URL }}
+        GITHUB_SHA: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_SHA }}
+      run: |
+        echo "result=$(python ./.github/pr_label_checker.py)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     # Print the result to the log
     - name: See result
-      run: echo "${{ steps.check_pr_labels.outputs.result }}"
+      run: echo "${{ steps.execute_py_script.outputs.result }}"
+  # check_labels:
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   name: Check PR labels action step
+  #   # Make the output of this job available to other jobs
+  #   outputs: 
+  #     result: ${{steps.check_pr_labels.outputs.result}}
+  #   steps:
+  #   - id: check_pr_labels
+  #     uses: 3pointer/check-pr-labels-on-push-action@v1.0.3
+  #     with:
+  #       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  #       labels: '["bug"]'
+  #   # Print the result to the log
+  #   - name: See result
+  #     run: echo "${{ steps.check_pr_labels.outputs.result }}"
   release_pull_request:
     needs: check_labels
     # Only run this step if the code was a bugfix
@@ -27,25 +58,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: release_pull_request
     steps:
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
-      # Fetch all info including branches + tags
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: 'Get Previous tag'
-      id: get_latest_tag
-      uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
-    - id: get_short_version
-      # Get the major / minor version without patch info i.e. 6.0 from 6.0.1
-      run: |
-        major_minor=$(echo ${{steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag}} | cut -d '.' -f 1,2)
-        echo "::set-output name=major_minor::$major_minor"
-    - name: Create PR to branch
-      uses: adamtharani/github-action-cherry-pick@master
-      # PR to the latest feature release.  Merges are enabled
-      with:
-        pr_branch: ${{steps.get_short_version.outputs.major_minor}}
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        DRY_RUN: false
+      - name: "Check if check_labels worked"
+        run: echo "Auto-labeling PR worked!!"
+  #   - name: checkout
+  #     uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
+  #     # Fetch all info including branches + tags
+  #     with:
+  #       fetch-depth: 0
+  #   - name: 'Get Previous tag'
+  #     id: get_latest_tag
+  #     uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
+  #   - id: get_short_version
+  #     # Get the major / minor version without patch info i.e. 6.0 from 6.0.1
+  #     run: |
+  #       major_minor=$(echo ${{steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag}} | cut -d '.' -f 1,2)
+  #       echo "::set-output name=major_minor::$major_minor"
+  #   - name: Create PR to branch
+  #     uses: adamtharani/github-action-cherry-pick@master
+  #     # PR to the latest feature release.  Merges are enabled
+  #     with:
+  #       pr_branch: ${{steps.get_short_version.outputs.major_minor}}
+  #     env:
+  #       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  #       DRY_RUN: false
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dbc8aed8e..5c40d02517 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Test bug 1
+# Testing again
+
 # Ignore all
 *