diff --git a/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml b/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml
index ae3b9eb73..80cb19530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/housekeeping.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v8
         with:
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 90 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days.'
-          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 7 days with no activity. Please reopen the issue, if this happened accidently.'
-          days-before-issue-stale: 90
+          stale-issue-message: |
+            This issue is stale because it has been open for 1 year with no activity.
+            Remove the stale label or comment if this issue is still relevant for you. 
+            If not, please close it yourself.
+          days-before-issue-stale: 365
           day-before-pr-stale: -1
-          days-before-close: 7
+          days-before-close: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
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