diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index facfa88fb1e..e3e5f19f9ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ jobs:
         days-before-stale: 60
         days-before-close: 14
         operations-per-run: 100
+        exempt-pr-labels: 'work-in-progress'
+        exempt-issue-labels: 'work-in-progress'