diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/github-issues.yml
index 0bd0a18..77cd182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-issues.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - name: 'daily'
       cron: '0 0 * * *' # e.g. 5min */5 * * * *
+    - name: 'weekly'
+      cron: '59 23 * * 0'
     - name: 'hacktoberfest-running'
       cron: '0 0 * 10 *'
     - name: 'hacktoberfest-over'
       cron: '0 0 1 11 *'
-
   repository_dispatch:
     types:
       - workflow-file-github-issues
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       user-issues-total: ${{ steps.set-from-github-graphql.outputs.totalCount }}
       zen: ${{ steps.set-from-github-api.outputs.zen }}
+      issue-is-era: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'hn/era')
+      issue-is-mile: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'hn/mile')
+      issue-is-task: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'hn/task')
     steps:
       # no pull request should trugger this job
       - name: is pull request
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - issue
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-era &&
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-mile &&
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-task
     outputs:
       issue_url: ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}
       issue_comment: ${{ join(steps.*.outputs.value, '') }}
@@ -197,13 +205,21 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ contains(toJSON(github.event), 'daily') }}
         run: exit 1
 
+  # weekly schedule
+  weekly:
+    needs: schedule
+    if: github.event.schedule == '59 23 * * 0'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - if: ${{ contains(toJSON(github.event), 'weekly') }}
+        run: exit 1
+
+
   hacktoberfest:
     needs: schedule
     if: |
       github.event.schedule == '0 0 * 10 *' ||
-      github.event.schedule == '0 0 1 11 *' ||
-      github.event.schedule == '*/5 * * * *'
-
+      github.event.schedule == '0 0 1 11 *'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: browniebroke/hacktoberfest-labeler-action@main
@@ -211,11 +227,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-
   # should add remove labels
   manage-labels:
     needs:
       - issue
+    if: |
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-era &&
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-mile &&
+      !needs.issue.outputs.issue-is-task
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       add_labels: ${{ join(steps.*.outputs.add_labels, ',') }}
@@ -225,7 +244,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: on open add labels
         id: on-open-add-labels
-        if: github.event.action == 'opened' && !contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'triage')
+        if: |
+          github.event.action == 'opened' &&
+          !contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'triage')
         run: echo "::set-output name=add_labels::triage"
 
       - name: on potential question
@@ -363,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
           stale-issue-message: 'This issue has no activity for a while. It will be closed if no action is taken in near future'
           close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed since there was no activity after it was marked stale.'
           stale-issue-label: 'stale'
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,security'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,security,hn/era,hn/mile,hn/task'
           remove-issue-stale-when-updated: true
           labels-to-add-when-unstale: 'triage'
           exempt-all-issue-milestones: true