diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ce96631aa..000000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 14
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - Epic
-  - Area/CLI
-  - Area/Cloud/AWS
-  - Area/Cloud/Azure
-  - Area/Cloud/GCP
-  - Area/Cloud/vSphere
-  - Area/CSI
-  - Area/Design
-  - Area/Documentation
-  - Area/Plugins
-  - Bug
-  - Enhancement/User
-  - kind/requirement
-  - kind/refactor
-  - kind/tech-debt
-  - limitation
-  - Needs investigation
-  - Needs triage
-  - Needs Product
-  - P0 - Hair on fire
-  - P1 - Important
-  - P2 - Long-term important
-  - P3 - Wouldn't it be nice if...
-  - Product Requirements
-  - Restic - GA
-  - Restic
-  - release-blocker
-  - Security
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: staled
-# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
-  for your contributions.
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: >
-  Closing the stale issue.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
index 80944e8cf..df5fe1fc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: "Close stale issues and PRs"
 on:
   schedule:
-    # First of every month
-    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *" # Every day at 1:30 UTC
 
 jobs:
   stale:
@@ -11,14 +10,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/stale@v3
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days. If a Velero team member has requested log or more information, please provide the output of the shared commands."
-          close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity."
-          days-before-issue-stale: 30
-          days-before-issue-close: 5
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 60 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days. If a Velero team member has requested log or more information, please provide the output of the shared commands."
+          close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 14 days with no activity."
+          days-before-issue-stale: 60
+          days-before-issue-close: 14
+          stale-issue-label: staled
           # Disable stale PRs for now; they can remain open.
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           # Only issues made after Feb 09 2021.
           start-date: "2021-09-02T00:00:00"
-          # Only make issues stale if they have these labels. Comma separated.
-          only-labels: "Needs info,Duplicate"
+          exempt-issue-labels: "Epic,Area/CLI,Area/Cloud/AWS,Area/Cloud/Azure,Area/Cloud/GCP,Area/Cloud/vSphere,Area/CSI,Area/Design,Area/Documentation,Area/Plugins,Bug,Enhancement/User,kind/requirement,kind/refactor,kind/tech-debt,limitation,Needs investigation,Needs triage,Needs Product,P0 - Hair on fire,P1 - Important,P2 - Long-term important,P3 - Wouldn't it be nice if...,Product Requirements,Restic - GA,Restic,release-blocker,Security"