diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index f1d0be1..abfd60f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          exempt-issue-labels: "backlog"