diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 53ebe3259b..e55a93d08d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ jobs:
           close-issue-message: 'Closed as inactive. Feel free to reopen if this is still an issue.'
           days-before-issue-stale: 60
           days-before-issue-close: 7
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'do-not-stale'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'do-not-stale'