diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yaml b/.github/workflows/cla.yaml
index a28a5844..227f0175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cla.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yaml
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ jobs:
           path-to-document: 'https://github.com/existence-master/Sentient/blob/main/CLA.md'
           # signatures live in this repository on the cla-signatures branch (no personal token to expire)
           branch: 'cla-signatures'
-          allowlist: itsskofficial,Kabeer2004,dependabot[bot],github-actions[bot]
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+          allowlist: itsskofficial,Kabeer2004,dependabot[bot],github-actions[bot]
+          # The action locks a pull request's conversation whenever it closes, merged or not. A PR closed by the
+          # stale policy or by a maintainer must stay open to comments and reopening, and a locked PR also fails
+          # this check after a reopen ("issue is locked"), so never lock.
+          lock-pullrequest-aftermerge: false
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