diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index f7d4b35..2f58686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run stale
         uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days."
-          stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days."
+          exempt-issue-labels: "no-stale"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "no-stale"
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days."
+          stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open for 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days."
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity."
           close-pr-message: "This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 10 days with no activity."
           days-before-issue-stale: 30