diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-issues.yml
index ed6992f5..495f1b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-issues.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+      - uses: actions/stale@v10
         with:
           days-before-issue-stale: 60
           days-before-issue-close: 14
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-close: 60
           stale-pr-message: "This pull request is stale because it has been open for 60 days with no activity."
           close-pr-message: "This pull request was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
+          exempt-issue-labels: "not-stale,need-help"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "not-stale,need-help"
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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