diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index c93ea5e87..106a7844f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 0"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-
 jobs:
   label:
     name: Label issues and PRs
@@ -20,10 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
-          days-before-stale: 30
+          days-before-stale: 60
           days-before-close: -1 # Don't close anything
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been inactive for a while. Please add a comment or provide an update if it's still relevant."
-          stale-pr-message: "This PR has had no recent activity. Please update it if it's still relevant."
-          exempt-issue-labels: rfc,nostale
+          exempt-issue-labels: rfc,nostale,help wanted
           exempt-all-milestones: true
           exempt-all-assignees: true
+          operations-per-run: 1000
+          stale-issue-label: inactive
+          stale-pr-label: inactive