diff --git a/.github/probots.yml b/.github/probots.yml
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--- a/.github/probots.yml
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-enabled:
-- probot-stale
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
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--- a/.github/stale.yml
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-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale.
-daysUntilStale: 90
-
-# 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: 30
-
-# Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable.
-exemptLabels: ["stale/exempt", "pinned"]
-
-# Label to use when marking as stale.
-staleLabel: stale
-
-# Comment to post when marking as stale. Set to `false` to disable.
-issues:
-  markComment: >
-    Thank you for taking the time to raise this issue. However, it has
-    not had any activity on it in the past 90 days and will be closed in
-    30 days if no updates occur.
-
-    Please check if the main branch has already resolved the issue
-    since it was raised. If you believe the issue is still valid and you
-    would like input from the maintainers then please comment to ask for
-    it to be reviewed.
-
-pulls:
-  markComment: >
-    Thank you for your contribution! However, this pull request has not
-    had any activity in the past 90 days and will be closed in 30 days if
-    no updates occur.
-
-    If you believe the changes are still valid then please verify your
-    branch has no conflicts with main and rebase if needed. If you
-    are awaiting a (re-)review then please let us know.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+# configuration for https://github.com/actions/stale
+name: "Stale issues and PRs"
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 */2 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+        with:
+          days-before-stale: 90
+          days-before-close: 30
+          stale-issue-message: >-
+            Thank you for taking the time to raise this issue. However, it has
+            not had any activity on it in the past 90 days and will be closed in
+            30 days if no updates occur.
+
+            Please check if the main branch has already resolved the issue
+            since it was raised. If you believe the issue is still valid and you
+            would like input from the maintainers then please comment to ask for
+            it to be reviewed.
+          stale-pr-message: >-
+            Thank you for your contribution! However, this pull request has not
+            had any activity in the past 90 days and will be closed in 30 days if
+            no updates occur.
+
+            If you believe the changes are still valid then please verify your
+            branch has no conflicts with main and rebase if needed. If you
+            are awaiting a (re-)review then please let us know.
+          stale-issue-label: "stale"
+          exempt-issue-label: "stale/exempt,pinned"
+          stale-pr-label: "stale"
+          exempt-pr-label: "stale/exempt,pinned"