diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index bb6126cb4..726c923fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale: 45
           days-before-issue-close: 10
           days-before-pr-close: 10
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'exempt,keep'