diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 82cb8ccfa07b9..746d71a35a52f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'trinodb/trino'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8.0.0
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9.0.0
         with:
           stale-pr-message: 'This pull request has gone a while without any activity. Tagging the Trino developer relations team: @bitsondatadev @colebow @mosabua'
           days-before-pr-stale: 21
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           stale-pr-label: 'stale'
           start-date: '2023-01-01T00:00:00Z'
           exempt-draft-pr: true
+          operations-per-run: 200
+          # Avoid processing issues completely, see https://github.com/actions/stale/issues/1112
+          days-before-issue-stale: -1
+          day-before-issue-closed: -1