diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 9c37ad9c96a..d17eabb9600 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+# Copyright 2021-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 # Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exemptLabels:
   - Accessibility
   - Bug
   - Regression
+  - "Don't mark stale"
   - "Feature Request"
   - "Good starter task"
   - "Upstream Change Needed"