diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 1f4fe54a..14bc2590 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ exemptLabels:
   - status/proposal
   - type/maintenance
   - type/bug
+  - help wanted
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
 exemptProjects: false