diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 55c413c551..1ac719dc92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ jobs:
         id: stale
         with:
           ascending: true
-          close-issue-message: 'Issue closed due to inactivity.'
           close-pr-message: 'Pull request closed due to inactivity.'
-          days-before-close: 7
           days-before-stale: 14
+          days-before-issue-close: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: 7
           delete-branch: true
           exempt-issue-labels: 'exempt-stale'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'exempt-stale,dependencies,ci'
           operations-per-run: 100
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open for 2 weeks with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days'
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open for 2 weeks with no activity. Remove stale label or comment to keep it open.'
           stale-pr-message: 'This pull request is stale because it has been open for 2 weeks with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days'
       - name: Print outputs
         run: echo ${{ join(steps.stale.outputs.*, ',') }}