diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 7bd6e84365970b..e2f34ea9369d5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ on:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
 permissions:
+  actions: write # for caching state
   issues: write
 
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+      - uses: autoantwort/stale@v1.0.0  # actions/stale@v9 with merged PR #1152 and #1169 to fix caching
         with:
           stale-issue-message: 'This is an automated message. Per our repo policy, stale issues get closed if there has been no activity in the past 28 days. The issue will be automatically closed in 14 days. If you wish to keep this issue open, please add a new comment.'
           any-of-labels: 'category:question,requires:repro,requires:more-information'
           days-before-issue-stale: 28
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-close: 14
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+          cache-prefix: no-activity
+      - uses: autoantwort/stale@v1.0.0  # actions/stale@v9 with merged PR #1152 and #1169 to fix caching
         with:
           stale-issue-message: "This is an automated message. Per our repo policy, stale issues get closed if there has been no activity in the past 60 days. The issue will be automatically closed in 14 days. If you wish to keep this issue open, please add a new comment."
           any-of-labels: 'category:new-port'
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 60
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-close: 14
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+          cache-prefix: new-port
+      - uses: autoantwort/stale@v1.0.0  # actions/stale@v9 with merged PR #1152 and #1169 to fix caching
         with:
           stale-issue-message: "This is an automated message. Per our repo policy, stale issues get closed if there has been no activity in the past 180 days. The issue will be automatically closed in 14 days. If you wish to keep this issue open, please add a new comment."
           exempt-issue-labels: 'no-stale,category:new-port,category:question,requires:repro,requires:more-information'
@@ -33,3 +36,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-close: 14
           operations-per-run: 50
+          cache-prefix: stale-issues