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 (approx. 9 months)
-daysUntilStale: 270
-
-# 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: 7
-
-# Only issues or pull requests with all of these labels are check if stale. Defaults to `[]` (disabled)
-onlyLabels: []
-
-# Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
-exemptLabels:
-  - pinned
-
-# Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
-exemptProjects: false
-
-# Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
-exemptMilestones: false
-
-# Set to true to ignore issues with an assignee (defaults to false)
-exemptAssignees: false
-
-# Label to use when marking as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-
-# Comment to post when marking as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  Hey Friends, this issue has been automatically marked as `stale` because it has not had
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Please add the 
-  `pinned` label if you feel that this issue needs to remain open/active. 
-  Thank you for your contributions and help in keeping things tidy!
-
-# Limit the number of actions per hour, from 1-30. Default is 30
-limitPerRun: 30
-
-# Limit to only `issues` or `pulls`
-only: issues
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+
+name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v4
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            '👋 Hey Friends, this issue has been automatically marked as `stale` because it has no recent activity.
+            It will be closed if no further activity occurs.
+            Please add the `pinned` label if you feel that this issue needs to remain open/active.
+            Thank you for your contributions and help in keeping things tidy!'
+          stale-pr-message: >
+            '👋 Hey Friends, this pull request has been automatically marked as `stale` because it has no recent activity.
+            It will be closed if no further activity occurs.
+            Please add the `pinned` label if you feel that this issue needs to remain open/active.
+            Thank you for your contributions and help in keeping things tidy!'
+          days-before-stale: 270
+          days-before-close: 7
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'pinned, work-in-progress'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned, work-in-progress'