diff --git a/.github/development-freeze.yml b/.github/development-freeze.yml
index 999654b3e7..b7e7e3b89b 100644
--- a/.github/development-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/development-freeze.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 policy:
   # tags like v253-rc1, v253-rc2, etc.
   - tags: ['^\S*-rc\d+$']
+    labels:
+      allow: ['needs-stable-backport', 'dependencies', 'l10n 🌍']
     feedback:
       frozen-state: |
         > [!IMPORTANT]