diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 92b69116e2..0000000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Label to use when marking an issue or PR as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-
-pulls:
-  daysUntilStale: 30
-  daysUntilClose: 14
-  markComment: >
-    This pull request 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.
-issues:
-  daysUntilStale: 30
-  daysUntilClose: 14
-  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.
- exemptLabels:
-   - bug
-   - enhancement
-   - feature
-   - question
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69b6965c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: "Close stale issues and PRs"
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 8 * * 1-5" # This is in UTC.
+  # Do a dry-run (debug-only: true) whenever this workflow itself is changed.
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/stale.yml
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v7
+        with:
+          ascending: true # Spend API operations budget on older, more-likely-to-get-closed issues first
+          close-issue-message: "" # Leave no comment when closing
+          close-pr-message: "" # Leave no comment when closing
+          days-before-issue-stale: 30
+          days-before-pr-stale: 30
+          days-before-close: 14
+          debug-only: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }} # Dry-run when true.
+          exempt-issue-labels: bug,enhancement,feature,question
+          # No actual changes get made in debug-only mode, so we can raise the operations ceiling.
+          operations-per-run: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 100 || 30}}
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          stale-issue-message: "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."
+          stale-pr-label: stale
+          stale-pr-message: "This pull request 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."
+          # Time immemorial when in debug-only mode (ie. on pull requests).
+          # `STALEBOT_START_DATE` otherwise.
+          # You can use this as a killswitch by setting `STALEBOT_START_DATE` in the far future.
+          start-date: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && '1970-01-01T00:00:00Z' || secrets.STALEBOT_START_DATE }} # ISO 8601 or RFC 2822