diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
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-# Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request with the stale label is closed.
-# Set to false to disable. If disabled, issues still need to be closed manually, but will remain marked as stale.
-daysUntilClose: false
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - pinned
-  - security
-  - roadmap
-# 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 has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
-  recent activity.
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml
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+name: Close stale issues and PRs # https://github.com/actions/stale
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *' # 1:30 every morning
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+        with:
+          # stale rules
+          days-before-stale: 60
+          days-before-pr-stale: 30
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had any activity for 60 days."
+
+          # close rules
+          # days after being marked as stale to close
+          days-before-close: 30
+          close-issue-label: closed-stale
+          close-issue-message: This issue has been automatically closed it has not had recent activity."
+          days-before-pr-close: 7
+
+          # exemptions
+          exempt-pr-labels: pinned,security,roadmap
+
+