diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 315326b5e1..6b96800425 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ exemptProjects: true
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
 exemptMilestones: true
 
+# Label to use when marking as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+
 # Comment to post when marking as stale. Set to `false` to disable
 markComment: >
   This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had