diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
index 34440251b96..e4dea639901 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/labels.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
   name: ":pray: help wanted"
   color: "4caf50"
   description: ""
-- # hold
-  name: ":hand: hold"
-  color: "24292f"
-  description: ""
 - # invalid
   name: ":no_entry_sign: invalid"
   color: "e6e6e6"
@@ -63,6 +59,10 @@
   name: ":thinking: needs more info"
   color: "795548"
   description: ""
+- # pinned
+  name: ":pushpin: pinned"
+  color: "28008e"
+  description: ""
 - # question
   name: ":question: question"
   color: "3f51b5"
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index cf504f7191d..34516999d0d 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ daysUntilStale: 30
 daysUntilClose: 7
 # Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
 exemptLabels:
-  - ":hand: hold"
+  - ":pushpin: pinned"
+  - ":game_die: dependencies"
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
 exemptMilestones: true
 # Label to use when marking an issue as stale