diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0e53a4d14a..c5e209e044 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ jobs:
         exempt-issue-labels: "needs discussion"  # Comma-separated list of labels.
         days-before-stale: 270
         days-before-close: 7
+        ascending: true # https://github.com/actions/stale#ascending
+        operations-per-run: 500