diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3c5b6d47..a6153a532 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jsonschema==4.23.0
     #   litellm
 jsonschema-specifications==2024.10.1
     # via jsonschema
-litellm==1.60.6
+litellm==1.60.8
     # via -r requirements/requirements.in
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via rich
@@ -254,5 +254,5 @@ zipp==3.21.0
     # via importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-pip==25.0
+pip==25.0.1
     # via -r requirements/requirements.in
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-browser.txt b/requirements/requirements-browser.txt
index 00e165273..f50bb66d4 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-browser.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-browser.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ mdurl==0.1.2
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   -c requirements/requirements-dev.txt
     #   markdown-it-py
-narwhals==1.25.2
+narwhals==1.26.0
     # via altair
 numpy==1.26.4
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index 5234c9175..402dda963 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ filelock==3.17.0
     #   virtualenv
 fonttools==4.56.0
     # via matplotlib
-identify==2.6.6
+identify==2.6.7
     # via pre-commit
 idna==3.10
     # via
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ urllib3==2.3.0
     #   -c /Users/gauthier/Projects/aider/requirements.txt
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   requests
-virtualenv==20.29.1
+virtualenv==20.29.2
     # via pre-commit
 wheel==0.45.1
     # via pip-tools
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-pip==25.0
+pip==25.0.1
     # via
     #   -c /Users/gauthier/Projects/aider/requirements.txt
     #   -c requirements.txt
diff --git a/scripts/issues.py b/scripts/issues.py
index b474d6f42..17e381706 100755
--- a/scripts/issues.py
+++ b/scripts/issues.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ def find_oldest_issue(subject, all_issues):
 
 
 def comment_and_close_duplicate(issue, oldest_issue):
+    # Skip if issue is labeled as priority
+    if "priority" in [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]:
+        print(f"  - Skipping priority issue #{issue['number']}")
+        return
+
     comment_url = (
         f"{GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/{REPO_OWNER}/{REPO_NAME}/issues/{issue['number']}/comments"
     )
@@ -168,7 +173,11 @@ def find_unlabeled_with_paul_comments(issues):
 
 def handle_unlabeled_issues(all_issues, auto_yes):
     print("\nFinding unlabeled issues with paul-gauthier comments...")
-    unlabeled_issues = find_unlabeled_with_paul_comments(all_issues)
+    unlabeled_issues = [
+        issue
+        for issue in find_unlabeled_with_paul_comments(all_issues)
+        if "priority" not in [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
+    ]
 
     if not unlabeled_issues:
         print("No unlabeled issues with paul-gauthier comments found.")
@@ -197,10 +206,12 @@ def handle_stale_issues(all_issues, auto_yes):
 
     for issue in all_issues:
         # Skip if not open, not a question, already stale, or has been reopened
+        labels = [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
         if (
             issue["state"] != "open"
-            or "question" not in [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
-            or "stale" in [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
+            or "question" not in labels
+            or "stale" in labels
+            or "priority" in labels
             or has_been_reopened(issue["number"])
         ):
             continue
@@ -239,8 +250,9 @@ def handle_stale_closing(all_issues, auto_yes):
     print("\nChecking for issues to close or unstale...")
 
     for issue in all_issues:
-        # Skip if not open or not stale
-        if issue["state"] != "open" or "stale" not in [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]:
+        # Skip if not open, not stale, or is priority
+        labels = [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
+        if issue["state"] != "open" or "stale" not in labels or "priority" in labels:
             continue
 
         # Get the timeline to find when the stale label was last added
@@ -324,9 +336,9 @@ def handle_fixed_issues(all_issues, auto_yes):
     print("\nChecking for fixed enhancement and bug issues to close...")
 
     for issue in all_issues:
-        # Skip if not open or doesn't have fixed label
+        # Skip if not open, doesn't have fixed label, or is priority
         labels = [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
-        if issue["state"] != "open" or "fixed" not in labels:
+        if issue["state"] != "open" or "fixed" not in labels or "priority" in labels:
             continue
 
         # Check if it's an enhancement or bug