diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
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index 1e72eb329..000000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 120
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 30
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - Keep
-  - Security
-  - UndocumentedFeature
-# 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. The resources of the Hugo team are limited, and so we are asking for your help.
-
-  If you still think this is important, please tell us why.
-
-  This issue will automatically be closed in the near future if no further activity occurs. Thank you for all your contributions.
-
-# 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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index 000000000..29d818a7e
--- /dev/null
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+name: Close stale issues and pull requests
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          debug-only: true # TODO remove once tested
+          days-before-stale: 90 # default is 60
+          days-before-close: 14 # default is 7
+          exempt-all-assignees: true
+          exempt-draft-pr: true
+          exempt-issue-labels: Keep, InProgress, NeedsTriage
+          exempt-pr-labels: Keep
+          operations-per-run: 100
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been marked as stale because there hasn't been any
+            recent activity. It will be closed soon if there are no further
+            updates.
+          stale-pr-message: >
+            This pull request has been marked as stale because there hasn't
+            been any recent activity. It will be closed soon if there are no
+            further updates.