diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale.yml
index 2d098a0068..15bfec637b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ jobs:
           close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stale for 14 days with no activity.'
           stale-issue-label: stale
           stale-pr-label: stale
-          exempt-issue-labels: never-stale,instrumentation-request
+          exempt-issue-labels: never-stale,instrumentation-request,bug
           exempt-pr-labels: never-stale