diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 7833cc73..33c73913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Hyperledger Labs.
+name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
-
-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 30
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale Issue or Pull Request is closed
-daysUntilClose: 60
-# Number of days of inactivity before a reminder comment is posted. Set to `false` to disable
-daysBeforeReminder: 14
-# Only issues or pull requests with all of these labels are checked if stale. Defaults to `[]` (disabled)
-onlyLabels:
- - awaiting response
-# Comment to post when marking 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.
-# Comment to post when removing the stale label. Set to `false` to disable
-unmarkComment: false
-closeComment: >
-  Closing as stale. Please reopen if you'd like to work on this further.
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+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days.'
+          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days.'
+          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+          stale-pr-label: 'stale'
+          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled with no activity.'
+          close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled with no activity.'
+          days-before-stale: 30
+          days-before-close: 7
+          only-labels: 'awaiting response'
+          ignore-updates: true
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