diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index d242832f..6ed9a7df 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - 'documentation'
 - 'enhancement'
 - 'feature request'
+- 'help wanted'
 - 'localization'
 - 'needs investigation'
 - 'recurrent'