diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 0e42a89cb..6de76aef9 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ daysUntilClose: 7
 onlyLabels: []
 
 # Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
-exemptLabels: []
+exemptLabels:
+  - kind/feature
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
 exemptProjects: false