diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 46fa487e736e65..6963cbca80779e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -23,32 +23,33 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/stale@v5
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        days-before-issue-stale: 30
-        days-before-pr-stale: 30
-        days-before-issue-close : 7
+        days-before-issue-stale: 1095
+        days-before-pr-stale: 1095
+        days-before-issue-close: 14
         days-before-pr-close: 14
         stale-issue-message: >
           Thank you for contributing to the Bazel repository!
-          This issue has been marked as stale since it has not had any activity in the last 30 days. It will be closed in the next 7
-          days unless any other activity occurs or one of the following labels is added: "not stale", "awaiting-bazeler".
+          This issue has been marked as stale since it has not had any activity in the last 3 years. It will be closed in the next 14
+          days unless any other activity occurs or one of the following labels is added: "not stale", "awaiting-bazeler". Please reach out
+          to the triage team (`@bazelbuild/triage`) if you think this issue is still relevant or you are interested in getting the
+          issue resolved.
         close-issue-message: >
           This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity. If you're still interested in pursuing this, please reach out
-          to a maintainer to add the "not stale" label. Thanks!
+          to the triage team (`@bazelbuild/triage`). Thanks!
         stale-pr-message: >
           Thank you for contributing to the Bazel repository!
-          This pull request has been marked as stale since it has not had any activity in the last 30 days. It will be closed in the next
+          This pull request has been marked as stale since it has not had any activity in the last 3 years. It will be closed in the next
           14 days unless any other activity occurs or one of the following labels is added: "not stale", "awaiting-review", "awaiting-PR-merge".
-          Please provide a status update or let us know when you're ready.
+          Please reach out to the triage team (`@bazelbuild/triage`) if you think this PR is still relevant or you are interested in getting the
+          PR merged.
         close-pr-message: >
-          This pull request has been automatically closed due to inactivity. If you're still interested in pursuing this, please reach
-          out to a maintainer to add the "not stale" label. Thanks!
+          This pull request has been automatically closed due to inactivity. If you're still interested in pursuing this, please reach out
+          to the triage team (`@bazelbuild/triage`). Thanks!
         stale-issue-label: 'stale'
-        exempt-issue-labels: 'not stale,awaiting-bazeler'
+        exempt-issue-labels: 'not stale,awaiting-bazeler,untriaged,P0,P1'
         close-issue-reason: "not_planned"
         stale-pr-label: 'stale'
-        exempt-pr-labels: 'not stale,awaiting-review,awaiting-PR-merge'
+        exempt-pr-labels: 'not stale,awaiting-review,awaiting-PR-merge,P0,P1'
         exempt-draft-pr: true
         operations-per-run: 500
         ascending: true
-        start-date: 2023-01-01
-        debug-only: true