diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index da15d32680f..b102805124c 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ exemptProjects: true
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
 exemptMilestones: true
 
+# Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
+exemptLabels:
+  - hotfix
+  - no-stale
+
 pulls:
   daysUntilStale: 15
   daysUntilClose: 3