diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 52d6785..284e2d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         stale-pr-message: 'It looks like this PR has been idle a while, so I am marking it as stale. Remove the label or comment if this is still being worked on.'
         stale-issue-label: 'no-activity'
         stale-pr-label: 'no-activity'
+        exempt-pr-labels: 'help wanted'
         days-before-stale: 30
         days-before-close: 5