diff --git a/.github/actions/update-pr-label/action.yml b/.github/actions/update-pr-label/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bef0c30e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/update-pr-label/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+# DESCRIPTION: Github actions composite action
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+name: Update PR label
+description: >-
+  Add or remove a label on a pull request. Does nothing unless the pull
+  request is still open and still at the commit the result is for, so that a
+  result superseded by a push does not label/unlabel the work that replaced it.
+
+inputs:
+  token:
+    description: "Token to label with"
+    required: true
+  pr-number:
+    description: "Number of the pull request"
+    required: true
+  head-sha:
+    description: "Commit the result is for"
+    required: true
+  label:
+    description: "Label to set"
+    required: true
+  set:
+    description: "'true' to add the label, 'false' to remove it"
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set the label
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+        REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        PR: ${{ inputs.pr-number }}
+        SHA: ${{ inputs.head-sha }}
+        LABEL: ${{ inputs.label }}
+        SET: ${{ inputs.set }}
+      run: |-
+        # The state and head of the pull request as they are now, and whether
+        # it carries the label already
+        read -r STATE HEAD LABELLED < <(gh pr view "${PR}" \
+          --repo "${REPO}" \
+          --json state,headRefOid,labels \
+          --jq '"\(.state) \(.headRefOid) \(any(.labels[]; .name == env.LABEL))"')
+        # Only act on a change, so a run does not reapply what is already set
+        if [ "${STATE}" != OPEN ]; then
+          # Only label open PRs
+          echo "PR #${PR} is ${STATE}"
+        elif [ "${HEAD}" != "${SHA}" ]; then
+          # Pushed to since, so this result is stale and a new run will decide
+          echo "PR #${PR} has moved on from ${SHA}"
+        elif [ "${SET}" = true ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = false ]; then
+          echo "Adding '${LABEL}' to PR #${PR}"
+          gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${REPO}" --add-label "${LABEL}"
+        elif [ "${SET}" = false ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = true ]; then
+          echo "Removing '${LABEL}' from PR #${PR}"
+          gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${REPO}" --remove-label "${LABEL}"
+        else
+          echo "No change to PR #${PR}"
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 19b077e01..6cdf60449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
 
-  build:
-    name: Build
+  start:
+    name: Start
     # Only run scheduled jobs if explicitly enabled for that repo (e.g.: not on forks)
     # Only run pull request jobs if labelled as needing a coverage run
     # Always run workflow dispatch jobs
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ jobs:
                 && github.event.action != 'unlabeled'
                 && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'pr: dev-coverage')))) ||
       (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - name: Save the pull request number
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.number }}" > pr-number.txt
+
+      - name: Upload the pull request number
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7
+        with:
+          name: pr-number
+          path: pr-number.txt
+          overwrite: true
+
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    needs: start
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-build.yml
     with:
       cc: gcc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-automation.yml
index d70182d4d..20d9f01ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-automation.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ on:
   pull_request_target:  # 'pull_request' can have no write permissions
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed]
   workflow_run:  # To react to the result of a workflow on a pull request
-    workflows: ["Code coverage", "Regression"]
+    workflows: ["Code coverage", "RTLMeter", "Regression"]
     types: [completed]
-permissions: {}  # Everything below uses the CI app token instead
+permissions:
+  contents: read  # To check out the local action, everything else uses the CI app token
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -102,50 +103,42 @@ jobs:
           permission-actions: read
           permission-pull-requests: write
 
-      - name: "Set the 'pr-blocked: fix-regression' label from the result"
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/update-pr-label
+
+      - name: Get the pull request number
+        id: pr
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
-          SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
-          LABEL: "pr-blocked: fix-regression"
-          FAILED: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
         run: |-
           # The run tells us which pull request it was for
           if ! gh run download "${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}" --name pr-number; then
             echo "Run has no 'pr-number' artifact"
             exit 0
           fi
-          PR=$(cat pr-number.txt)
-          # Its state and head as they are now, and whether it carries the
-          # label already
-          read -r STATE HEAD LABELLED < <(gh pr view "${PR}" \
-            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
-            --json state,headRefOid,labels \
-            --jq '"\(.state) \(.headRefOid) \(any(.labels[]; .name == env.LABEL))"')
-          # Only act on a change, so a run does not reapply what is already set
-          if [ "${STATE}" != OPEN ]; then
-            # Closing removes all 'pr*' labels, do not put one back on
-            echo "PR #${PR} is ${STATE}"
-          elif [ "${HEAD}" != "${SHA}" ]; then
-            # Pushed to since, so this result is stale and a new run will decide
-            echo "PR #${PR} has moved on from ${SHA}"
-          elif [ "${FAILED}" = true ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = false ]; then
-            echo "Regression failed, blocking PR #${PR}"
-            gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --add-label "${LABEL}"
-          elif [ "${FAILED}" = false ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = true ]; then
-            echo "Regression succeeded, unblocking PR #${PR}"
-            gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --remove-label "${LABEL}"
-          else
-            echo "No change to PR #${PR}"
-          fi
+          echo "number=$(cat pr-number.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-  coverage-complete:
-    name: Coverage complete
+      - name: "Update the 'pr-blocked: fix-regression' label"
+        if: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/update-pr-label
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          pr-number: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+          head-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
+          label: "pr-blocked: fix-regression"
+          set: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+
+  rtlmeter-complete:
+    name: RTLMeter complete
     if: |
       github.repository == 'verilator/verilator'
       && github.event_name == 'workflow_run'
-      && github.event.workflow_run.name == 'Code coverage'
+      && github.event.workflow_run.name == 'RTLMeter'
       && github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request'
-      && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+      && (github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+          || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure')
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       # Label as the CI app, and not with 'github.token', as events from the
@@ -159,40 +152,101 @@ jobs:
           permission-actions: read
           permission-pull-requests: write
 
-      - name: "Set the 'pr-blocked: improve-coverage' label from the result"
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/update-pr-label
+
+      - name: Get the pull request number
+        id: pr
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
-          SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
-          LABEL: "pr-blocked: improve-coverage"
         run: |-
-          # The run tells us which pull request it was for, and whether every
-          # line its patch touches is covered
+          # The run tells us which pull request it was for
+          if ! gh run download "${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}" --name pr-number; then
+            echo "Run has no 'pr-number' artifact"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "number=$(cat pr-number.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: "Update the 'pr-blocked: fix-rtlmeter' label"
+        if: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/update-pr-label
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          pr-number: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+          head-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
+          label: "pr-blocked: fix-rtlmeter"
+          set: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+
+  coverage-complete:
+    name: Coverage complete
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'verilator/verilator'
+      && github.event_name == 'workflow_run'
+      && github.event.workflow_run.name == 'Code coverage'
+      && github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request'
+      && (github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+          || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      # Label as the CI app, and not with 'github.token', as events from the
+      # latter do not create workflow runs, so the labels would drive nothing
+      - name: Generate access token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1  # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ vars.VERILATOR_CI_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.VERILATOR_CI_KEY }}
+          permission-actions: read
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/update-pr-label
+
+      - name: Get the pull request number
+        id: pr
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+        run: |-
+          # The run tells us which pull request it was for
+          if ! gh run download "${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}" --name pr-number; then
+            echo "Run has no 'pr-number' artifact"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "number=$(cat pr-number.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: "Update the 'pr-blocked: fix-dev-coverage' label"
+        if: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/update-pr-label
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          pr-number: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+          head-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
+          label: "pr-blocked: fix-dev-coverage"
+          set: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+
+      - name: Get the line coverage
+        id: coverage
+        if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+        run: |-
+          # Whether every line the patch touches is covered
           if ! gh run download "${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}" --name coverage-status; then
             echo "Run has no 'coverage-status' artifact"
             exit 0
           fi
-          STATUS=$(cat coverage-status.txt)
-          PR=${STATUS%% *}
-          COVERED=${STATUS##* }
-          # Its state and head as they are now, and whether it carries the
-          # label already
-          read -r STATE HEAD LABELLED < <(gh pr view "${PR}" \
-            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
-            --json state,headRefOid,labels \
-            --jq '"\(.state) \(.headRefOid) \(any(.labels[]; .name == env.LABEL))"')
-          # Only act on a change, so a run does not reapply what is already set
-          if [ "${STATE}" != OPEN ]; then
-            # Closing removes all 'pr*' labels, do not put one back on
-            echo "PR #${PR} is ${STATE}"
-          elif [ "${HEAD}" != "${SHA}" ]; then
-            # Pushed to since, so this result is stale and a new run will decide
-            echo "PR #${PR} has moved on from ${SHA}"
-          elif [ "${COVERED}" = false ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = false ]; then
-            echo "Line coverage incomplete, blocking PR #${PR}"
-            gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --add-label "${LABEL}"
-          elif [ "${COVERED}" = true ] && [ "${LABELLED}" = true ]; then
-            echo "Line coverage complete, unblocking PR #${PR}"
-            gh pr edit "${PR}" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --remove-label "${LABEL}"
-          else
-            echo "No change to PR #${PR}"
-          fi
+          echo "covered=$(cat coverage-status.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: "Update the 'pr-blocked: improve-coverage' label"
+        if: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number && steps.coverage.outputs.covered }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/update-pr-label
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          pr-number: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+          head-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
+          label: "pr-blocked: improve-coverage"
+          set: ${{ steps.coverage.outputs.covered != 'true' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rtlmeter.yml b/.github/workflows/rtlmeter.yml
index 55ad8530d..c0be3de49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rtlmeter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rtlmeter.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ jobs:
       old-sha: ${{ steps.start.outputs.old-sha }}
       cases: ${{ steps.cases.outputs.cases }}
     steps:
+      - name: Save the pull request number
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.number }}" > pr-number.txt
+
+      - name: Upload the pull request number
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7
+        with:
+          name: pr-number
+          path: pr-number.txt
+          overwrite: true
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7
 
diff --git a/ci/ci-coverage-report.bash b/ci/ci-coverage-report.bash
index 1760bcec8..d4d1bdd70 100755
--- a/ci/ci-coverage-report.bash
+++ b/ci/ci-coverage-report.bash
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${COVERED}" ]; then
   echo "Line coverage complete: ${COVERED}"
-  echo "${PR_NUMBER} ${COVERED}" > coverage-status.txt
+  echo "${COVERED}" > coverage-status.txt
 fi