diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b210e3be..00000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 30
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale Issue or Pull Request is closed
-daysUntilClose: 15
-# Comment to post when marking as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has no
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you.
-# Comment to post when removing the stale label. Set to `false` to disable
-unmarkComment: false
-closeComment: >
-  Closing as stale. Please reopen if you'd like to work on this further.
-limitPerRun: 30
-# Limit to only `issues` or `pulls`
-only: issues
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_handler.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_handler.yml
index 1c6677ef..144e4a4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_handler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_handler.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,32 @@ on:
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v10
         with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           stale-issue-message: >
-            "This issue is being marked as stale due to inactivity. Remove label or 
-            comment to prevent closure in 5 days."
+            This issue is being marked as stale due to inactivity. Remove the stale label
+            or comment to prevent closure in 5 days.
           stale-pr-message: >
-            "This PR is being marked as stale due to inactivity. Remove label or 
-            comment to prevent closure in 5 days."
+            This PR is being marked as stale due to inactivity. Remove the stale label
+            or comment to prevent closure in 5 days.
           close-issue-message: >
-            "This issue is being closed because it has been marked as
-             stale for 5 days with no further activity."
+            This issue is being closed because it has been marked as stale for 5 days
+            with no further activity.
           close-pr-message: >
-            "This PR is being closed because it has been marked as
-             stale for 5 days with no further activity."
+            This PR is being closed because it has been marked as stale for 5 days
+            with no further activity.
           days-before-issue-stale: 25
           days-before-issue-close: 5
           days-before-pr-stale: 40
           days-before-pr-close: 5
+          operations-per-run: 100
+          exempt-all-assignees: true
+          exempt-all-milestones: true
+          exempt-draft-pr: true
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'pinned,security'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security'