diff --git a/.github/auto-label.yaml b/.github/auto-label.yaml
index 41bff0b5..ccad49b4 100644
--- a/.github/auto-label.yaml
+++ b/.github/auto-label.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 requestsize:
   enabled: true
+staleness:
+  pullrequest: true
+  old: 30
+  extraold: 60
diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index f78036e6..cf8252bc 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
         ".coveragerc", 
         "docs/multiprocessing.rst",
         ".github/workflows", # exclude gh actions as credentials are needed for tests
+        ".github/auto-label.yaml",
         ])
 
 # adjust .trampolinerc for environment tests