diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_inactive_issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/close_inactive_issues.yaml
index 84c3aa469b..e9ebd6e6e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_inactive_issues.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_inactive_issues.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ jobs:
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 1 days since being marked as stale."
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
+          exempt-issue-labels: changelog
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}