diff --git a/.github/stale.yaml b/.github/stale.yaml
index 81d2d7451..613674740 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/stale.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exemptLabels:
   - release requirement
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
-exemptProjects: true
+exemptProjects: false
 
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
 exemptMilestones: true