diff --git a/.github/branch-switcher.yml b/.github/branch-switcher.yml
index 5697003c8..b41550ca5 100644
--- a/.github/branch-switcher.yml
+++ b/.github/branch-switcher.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-preferredBranch: dev
\ No newline at end of file
+preferredBranch: dev
+exclude:
+  label: branch-switcher-ignore
\ No newline at end of file