diff --git a/.github/workflows/add_iss2project.yml b/.github/workflows/add_iss2project.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c8b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/add_iss2project.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Add new issues to project
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+jobs:
+  add-to-project:
+    name: Add issue to project
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@RELEASE_VERSION
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/neurobagel/projects/1
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.NB_PR_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0d54763..52d92bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-stale: 30
           days-before-close: -1
           stale-issue-label: '@ flag:stale'
+          exempt-issue-labels: ['Roadmap', 'Milestone', 'Epic', 'someday']