diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index d3c9df5..ae40f53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale: -1 # Ignore all PRs
           stale-issue-message: "Issues with no activity for 30 days are marked stale and subject to being closed."
           close-issue-message: "This issue has been closed for inactivity. Please re-open if this was a mistake."
+          exempt-issue-labels: "lifecycle/keep"
           stale-issue-label: "lifecycle/stale"
           debug-only: false # Set this to 'true' to disable stale issue management