diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index cb3132aa..e2cebe68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
           days-before-stale: 60
           days-before-close: 14
           operations-per-run: 100
-          exempt-pr-labels: "work-in-progress"
-          exempt-issue-labels: "work-in-progress"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "work-in-progress,informational"
+          exempt-issue-labels: "work-in-progress,informational"