protected function get_posts_query_args( $post_type ) {
    
/**
 * Filters the query arguments for post type sitemap queries.
 *
 * @see WP_Query for a full list of arguments.
 *
 * @since 5.5.0
 * @since 6.1.0 Added `ignore_sticky_posts` default parameter.
 *
 * @param array  $args      Array of WP_Query arguments.
 * @param string $post_type Post type name.
 */
    $args = apply_filters(
      'wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args',
      array(
        'orderby'                => 'ID',
        'order'                  => 'ASC',
        'post_type'              => $post_type,
        'posts_per_page'         => wp_sitemaps_get_max_urls( $this->object_type ),
        'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
        'no_found_rows'          => true,
        'update_post_term_cache' => false,
        'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
        'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true, // Sticky posts will still appear, but they won't be moved to the front.
      ),
      $post_type
    );

    return $args;
  }