diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 8f5e940111..79b54186ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ jobs:
           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."
-          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."
           days-before-stale: 45
           days-before-close: 6
-          exempt-pr-labels: "pinned, security, proposal"
-          exempt-issues-labels: "pinned, security, proposal"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "pinned, security, proposal, blocked"