diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 20472ce9c..0e509607e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+name: "Close stale issues and PRs"
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -14,26 +14,29 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           days-before-issue-stale: 30
           days-before-issue-close: 15
           days-before-pr-stale: 60
           days-before-pr-close: 60
 
-          stale-issue-label: 'stale:discard'
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'stale:keep'
+          stale-issue-label: "stale:discard"
+          exempt-issue-labels: "stale:keep"
           stale-issue-message: >
-            This issue has been automatically marked as "stale:discard". **If this issue still relevant, please leave
-            any comment** (for example, "bump"), and we'll keep it open. We are sorry that we haven't been able to
+            This issue has been automatically marked as "stale:discard". We are sorry that we haven't been able to
             prioritize it yet.
-            If you have any new additional information, please include it with your comment.
+
+            If this issue still relevant, please leave any comment if you have any new additional information that
+            helps to solve this issue. We encourage you to create a pull request, if you can. We are happy to help you
+            with that.
+
           close-issue-message: >
             Closing this issue after a prolonged period of inactivity. If this issue is still relevant, feel free to
             re-open the issue. Thank you!
 
-          stale-pr-label: 'stale:discard'
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'stale:keep'
+          stale-pr-label: "stale:discard"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "stale:keep"
           stale-pr-message: >
             This pull request has been automatically marked as "stale:discard". **If this pull request is still
             relevant, please leave any comment** (for example, "bump"), and we'll keep it open. We are sorry that we