diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_stale.yml b/.github/workflows/close_stale.yml
index 30fbdd4dffc..538e650a7b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_stale.yml
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           # Auto-remove stale has conflicts with existing approve label workflows
           # and will result in Stale label missing.
           remove-pr-stale-when-updated: false
-          remove-issue-stale-when-updated: false
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+          remove-issue-stale-when-updated: false
+          # Allow pinning issues and PRs that is not meant to be closed automatically
+          exempt-issue-labels: "pinned"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "pinned"
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