diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f149f982..00000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 14
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 7
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - pinned
-  - security
-  - notstale
-  - marknotstale
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-# 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: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 4228b39f..cc4ec568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/stale@v4
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity.\nIt will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.\nThank you for your contributions.\n\nIf you think this issue should stay open, please remove the `O: stale 🤖` label or comment on the issue."
-          stale-pr-message: "This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity.\nIt will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.\nThank you for your contributions.\n\nIf you think this pull request should stay open, please remove the `O: stale 🤖` label or comment on the pull request."
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity.\nIt will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.\nThank you for your contributions.\n\nIf you think this issue should stay open, please remove the `O: stale 🤖` label or comment on the issue.\n\nIf you're a maintainer, you can stop the bot to mark this issue as stale in the future by adding the `O: backlog 🤖` label`."
+          stale-pr-message: "This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity.\nIt will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.\nThank you for your contributions.\n\nIf you think this pull request should stay open, please remove the `O: stale 🤖` label or comment on the pull request.\n\nIf you're a maintainer, you can stop the bot to mark this issue as stale in the future by adding the `O: backlog 🤖` label`."
           days-before-stale: 30
           days-before-close: 14
           stale-issue-label: "O: stale 🤖"