diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
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-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 7
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - bug
-  - "help wanted"
-  - "MERGE ME"
-  - "NEEDS REVIEW"
-# Ignore issues in a milestone
-exemptMilestones: true
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  This issue/proposal has been automatically marked as idle and stale because it hasn't
-  had any recent activity. It will be automtically closed if no further activity
-  occurs. If you think this is wrong, or the problem still persists, just pop
-  a reply in the comments and one of the maintainers will (try!) to follow up.
-
-  Thank you for contributing :)
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+# This workflow warns and then closes issues and PRs that have had no activity for a specified amount of time.
+#
+# You can adjust the behavior by modifying this file.
+# For more information, see:
+# https://github.com/actions/stale
+name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
+
+on:
+    schedule:
+        - cron: '10 05 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+    stale:
+
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        permissions:
+            issues: write
+            pull-requests: write
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/stale@v5
+              with:
+                  repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  stale-issue-message: >
+                      This issue/proposal has been automatically marked as idle and stale because it hasn't
+                      had any recent activity. It will be automatically closed if no further activity
+                      occurs. If you think this is wrong, or the problem still persists, just pop
+                      a reply in the comments and one of the maintainers will (try!) to follow up.
+
+                      Thank you for contributing :)
+                  stale-pr-message: >
+                      This issue/proposal has been automatically marked as idle and stale because it hasn't
+                      had any recent activity. It will be automatically closed if no further activity
+                      occurs. If you think this is wrong, or the problem still persists, just pop
+                      a reply in the comments and one of the maintainers will (try!) to follow up.
+
+                      Thank you for contributing :)
+                  stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+                  stale-pr-label: 'stale'
+                  exempt-all-milestones: true
+                  exempt-issue-labels: 'bug, help wanted'
+                  exempt-pr-labels: 'MERGE ME, NEEDS REVIEW'