diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 0bbe23e5d..6506453ea 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ onlyLabels: []
 # Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
 exemptLabels:
   - "approved"
+  - "dont-close"
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
 exemptProjects: false