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:
-  - pinned
-  - security
-  - :woman_technologist: ready for dev
-  - :moneybag: bounty
-  - :hand: bug
-  - "🔐 security"
-  - "👩‍💻 ready for dev"
-  - "💰 bounty"
-  - "✋ bug"
-
-exemptMilestones: true
-
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-
-only: issues
-
-# Comment to post when removing the stale label.
-unmarkComment: >
-  Okay, it looks like this issue or feature request might still be important. We'll re-open
-  it for now. Thank you for letting us know!
-
-# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  Is this still relevant? We haven't heard from anyone in a bit. If so,
-  please comment with any updates or additional detail.
-
-  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Don't
-  take it personally, we just need to keep a handle on things. Thank you
-  for your contributions!
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically closed because it has not had
-  recent activity. If you believe this is still an issue, please confirm that
-  this issue is still happening in the most recent version of Snipe-IT and reply
-  to this thread to re-open it.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+name: 'Close stale issues'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      #  contents: write # only for delete-branch option
+      issues: write
+      #  pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          debug-only: true
+          operations-per-run: 100 # just while we're debugging
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          days-before-stale: 60
+          days-before-close: 7
+          exempt-all-milestones: true
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            Is this still relevant? We haven't heard from anyone in a bit. If so,
+            please comment with any updates or additional detail.
+            
+            This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+            recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Don't
+            take it personally, we just need to keep a handle on things. Thank you
+            for your contributions!
+          close-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been automatically closed because it has not had
+            recent activity. If you believe this is still an issue, please confirm that
+            this issue is still happening in the most recent version of Snipe-IT and reply
+            to this thread to re-open it.
+          # There doesn't seem to be a 'reopen issue message'?
+          # Since there is no 'stale-pr-message' - PR's should not be stale'd
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          exempt-issue-labels: >
+            pinned,security,:woman_technologist: ready for dev,:moneybag: bounty,:hand: bug,🔐 security,👩‍💻 ready for dev,💰 bounty,✋ bug
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