diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 059983d619..4675694bf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           operations-per-run: 60
           stale-issue-label: stale
           stale-pr-label: stale
-          exempt-issue-labels: "security,pinned"
+          exempt-issue-labels: "security,pinned,A1"
       - name: Print outputs
         run: echo ${{ join(steps.stale.outputs.*, ',') }}