diff --git a/.github/actions/next-repo-actions/package.json b/.github/actions/next-repo-actions/package.json
index 42c76a0d1bf04..fcfc1bf2d06c5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/next-repo-actions/package.json
+++ b/.github/actions/next-repo-actions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "private": true,
-  "description": "Notify Next.js team about pending PRs and popular issues",
+  "description": "A variety of functions to help with triaging issues, PRs, and feature requests in the Next.js repo.",
   "scripts": {
     "build-issues-by-version": "ncc build src/issues-by-version.ts -m -o dist/issues-by-version --license licenses.txt",
     "build-issues": "ncc build src/popular-issues.mjs -m -o dist/issues --license licenses.txt",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_stale.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_stale.yml
index 4cc667475eb39..e4e67f56a584b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_stale.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'vercel'
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        id: issue-stale
+        name: 'Mark stale issues, close stale issues'
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.STALE_TOKEN }}
+          ascending: true
+          days-before-issue-stale: 730 # issues with no activity in over two years
+          days-before-issue-close: 7
+          remove-issue-stale-when-updated: true
+          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to two years of inactivity. It will be closed in 7 days unless there’s further input. If you believe this issue is still relevant, please leave a comment or provide updated details. Thank you.'
+          close-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically closed due to two years of inactivity. If you’re still experiencing a similar problem or have additional details to share, please open a new issue following our current issue template. Your updated report helps us investigate and address concerns more efficiently. Thank you for your understanding!'
+          operations-per-run: 300 # 1 operation per 100 issues, the rest is to label/comment/close
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         id: stale-no-repro
         name: 'Close stale issues with no reproduction'
@@ -21,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 2
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'blocked,must,should,keep'
           operations-per-run: 300 # 1 operation per 100 issues, the rest is to label/comment/close
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         id: stale-simple-repro
@@ -34,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 14
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'blocked,must,should,keep'
           operations-per-run: 300 # 1 operation per 100 issues, the rest is to label/comment/close
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         id: stale-no-canary
@@ -47,5 +58,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 14
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'blocked,must,should,keep'
           operations-per-run: 300 # 1 operation per 100 issues, the rest is to label/comment/close