diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 3e6cc974..46fb6742 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ daysUntilClose: 180
 
 # Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
 exemptLabels:
-  - enhancement
-  - accepted
-  - critical
-  - neverstale
+  - 'enhancement'
+  - 'type: enhancement'
+  - 'accepted'
+  - 'status: accepted'
+  - 'critical'
+  - 'priority: critical'
+  - 'neverstale'
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
 exemptProjects: false