diff --git a/.github_changelog_generator b/.github_changelog_generator
index fdd082fd..b764f763 100644
--- a/.github_changelog_generator
+++ b/.github_changelog_generator
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ base=CHANGELOG.md
 issues=true
 issues-wo-labels=false
 include-labels=bug,enhancement,documentation,build,deprecated
+exclude-labels=stale,wontfix
 release-url=https://pypi.org/project/jrnl/%s/
 add-sections={ "build": { "prefix": "**Build:**", "labels": ["build"]}, "docs": { "prefix": "**Updated documentation:**", "labels": ["documentation"]}}
 exclude-tags-regex=(alpha|beta|rc)