diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index a5a05a70f8..0ca30d865c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         days-before-pr-stale: 7
         days-before-issue-stale: 7
-        stale-issue-message: 'This issue has not seen activity for a while. It will be closed in 7 days unless further activity is detected.'
+        stale-issue-message: 'This **critical** issue has not seen activity for a while. It will be closed in 7 days unless further activity is detected or the Critical tag is removed.'
         stale-pr-message: 'This PR has not seen activitiy for a while. It will be closed in 7 days unless further activity is detected.'
         close-issue-message: 'This issue has been closed because of inactivity.'
         close-pr-message: 'This PR has been closed because of inactivity.'