diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index eee3a01b11..273fe951a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/stale@eb5cf3af3ac0a1aa4c9c45633dd1ae542a27a899 # v10.3.0
         with:
           # stale issues
-          stale-issue-label: 'stale,security'
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'not-stale'
+          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'not-stale,security'
           days-before-issue-stale: 180
           days-before-issue-close: 14
           stale-issue-message: >