diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
index 6447f83ef..dca717752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale: 10
           days-before-pr-close: 7
           stale-pr-label: "stale"
+          exempt-issue-labels: "skip-stale"
           stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open for 10 days with no activity."
           close-pr-message: "This PR was closed because it has been inactive for 7 days since being marked as stale."
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}