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: 90
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 21 
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - backlog
-  - kind/debt
-  - need-triage
-  - kind/requirement
-  - kind/bug
-  - Epic
-  - target/1.10.7
-  - target/2.1.3
-  - target/2.1.4
-  - target/2.2.0
-  - target/2.2.1
-  - target/2.3.0
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: staled
-# 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. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
-  for your contributions.
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/housekeeping-stale-issues-prs.yaml b/.github/workflows/housekeeping-stale-issues-prs.yaml
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+name: Housekeeping - Close stale issues and PRs
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5.0.0
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is being marked stale due to a period of inactivity. If this issue is still relevant, please comment or remove the stale label. Otherwise, this issue will close in 30 days.'
+          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is being marked stale due to a period of inactivty. If this PR is still relevant, please comment or remove the stale label. Otherwise, this PR will close in 30 days.'
+          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 30 days with no activity. If this issue is still relevant, please re-open a new issue.'
+          close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 30 days with no activity. If this PR is still relevant, please re-open a new PR against main.'
+          days-before-issue-stale: 60
+          days-before-pr-stale: 60
+          days-before-issue-close: 30
+          days-before-pr-close: 30
+          # Don't add stale label to PRs / issues with milestones "upcoming" attached.
+          exempt-milestones: "upcoming"
+          # Don't add stale label to PRs / issues with this label
+          exempt-issue-labels: "never-stale"