diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 1d49a24116570..c5b1f84f3d942 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ docs:
       - all-globs-to-all-files:
         - '!fastapi/**'
         - '!pyproject.toml'
+        - '!docs/en/data/sponsors.yml'
+        - '!docs/en/overrides/main.html'
 
 lang-all:
   - all:
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ internal:
         - .pre-commit-config.yaml
         - pdm_build.py
         - requirements*.txt
+        - docs/en/data/sponsors.yml
+        - docs/en/overrides/main.html
       - all-globs-to-all-files:
         - '!docs/*/docs/**'
         - '!fastapi/**'
diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 2f7fb0cbdbabb..a87ce21d4ca70 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ hide:
 
 ### Docs
 
+* 📝 Add note about `time.perf_counter()` in middlewares. PR [#12095](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12095) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
+* 📝 Tweak middleware code sample `time.time()` to `time.perf_counter()`. PR [#11957](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11957) by [@domdent](https://github.com/domdent).
 * 🔧 Update sponsors: Coherence. PR [#12093](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12093) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 📝 Fix async test example not to trigger DeprecationWarning. PR [#12084](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12084) by [@marcinsulikowski](https://github.com/marcinsulikowski).
 * 📝 Update `docs_src/path_params_numeric_validations/tutorial006.py`. PR [#11478](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11478) by [@MuhammadAshiqAmeer](https://github.com/MuhammadAshiqAmeer).
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ hide:
 
 ### Internal
 
+* 🔧 Update labeler config to handle sponsorships data. PR [#12096](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12096) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 🔧 Update sponsors, remove Kong. PR [#12085](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12085) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * ⬆ [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate. PR [#12076](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12076) by [@pre-commit-ci[bot]](https://github.com/apps/pre-commit-ci).
 * 👷 Update `latest-changes` GitHub Action. PR [#12073](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12073) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/docs/en/docs/tutorial/middleware.md b/docs/en/docs/tutorial/middleware.md
index 06fb3f504eca6..199b593d3eea0 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/tutorial/middleware.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/tutorial/middleware.md
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ For example, you could add a custom header `X-Process-Time` containing the time
 {!../../../docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py!}
 ```
 
+/// tip
+
+Here we use <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#time.perf_counter" class="external-link" target="_blank">`time.perf_counter()`</a> instead of `time.time()` because it can be more precise for these use cases. 🤓
+
+///
+
 ## Other middlewares
 
 You can later read more about other middlewares in the [Advanced User Guide: Advanced Middleware](../advanced/middleware.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.
diff --git a/docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py b/docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py
index 6bab3410a6548..e65a7dade1791 100644
--- a/docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py
+++ b/docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 @app.middleware("http")
 async def add_process_time_header(request: Request, call_next):
-    start_time = time.time()
+    start_time = time.perf_counter()
     response = await call_next(request)
-    process_time = time.time() - start_time
+    process_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
     response.headers["X-Process-Time"] = str(process_time)
     return response