diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-formatting-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-formatting-validator.yml
index 2af5c3de..e40608d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-formatting-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-formatting-validator.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 # This workflow validates basic pull request formatting requirements are met.
 #
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+# NOTE: This file is automatically synchronized from Patina DevOps. Update the original file there
+#       instead of the file in this repo.
 #
+# - Patina DevOps Repo: https://github.com/OpenDevicePartnership/patina-devops
+# - File Sync Settings: https://github.com/OpenDevicePartnership/patina-devops/blob/main/.sync/Files.yml
+##
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+##
 
 name: Validate Pull Request Formatting
 
@@ -18,11 +24,15 @@ jobs:
   validate_pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
     steps:
+      - name: Generate Token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.PATINA_AUTOMATION_APPLICATION_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.PATINA_AUTOMATION_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+
       - run: |
           prTitle="$(gh api graphql -F owner=$OWNER -F name=$REPO -F pr_number=$PR_NUMBER -f query='
             query($name: String!, $owner: String!, $pr_number: Int!) {
@@ -31,15 +41,19 @@ jobs:
                   title
                 }
               }
-            }')"
+            }' --jq '.data.repository.pullRequest.title')"
+
+          comments="$(gh api "repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments" --paginate --jq '.[].body')"
 
-          if [[ "${prTitle}" == *"Personal/"* ]]; then
-            gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "⚠️ Please add a meaningful PR title (remove the 'Personal/' prefix from the title)."
+          if [[ "${prTitle}" == "Repo File Sync: synced file(s) with OpenDevicePartnership/patina-devops" ]]; then
+            if ! echo "${comments}" | grep -qF '<!-- pr-val-sync-title -->'; then
+              gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "<!-- pr-val-sync-title -->⚠️ Please add a meaningful PR title (update the default file sync title)."
+            fi
             echo 'VALIDATION_ERROR=true' >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}