diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index eb0157c..c14c3d6 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ markComment: >
   for your contributions.
 # Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
 closeComment: false
+# Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
+exemptLabels:
+  - dependencies