diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index a5e50a795b6..7b3eb5feb0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been marked as stale because it has been open for 30 days with no activity. This thread will be automatically closed in 5 days if no further activity occurs.'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,exporters,good first issue,onnx,onnxruntime,quantization'
           days-before-stale: 30
           days-before-close: 5