diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues-prs.yml
index ece149b0a4df7a6..8221fcc07325559 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues-prs.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Close stale issues and pull requests (uses actions/stale@v4 with GITHUB_TOKEN)
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 1'   # weekly run: every Monday at 00:00 UTC
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1" # weekly run: every Monday at 00:00 UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # Messages for issues (mention the issue author)
-          stale-issue-message: 'Hello @{{author}}, this issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be auto-closed after and additional 10 days of inactivity. Please feel free to add a comment and we would be happy to continue working on it.'
-          close-issue-message: 'Hello @{{author}}, this issue has been automatically closed due to 45 days of inactivity. If needed, please reopen or comment and we can reevaluate your request.'
+          stale-issue-message: "Hey there, this issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be auto-closed after and additional 10 days of inactivity. If you need it open for longer, add the label `stale-exempt`."
+          close-issue-message: "Hey there, this issue has been automatically closed due to 45 days of inactivity. If needed, please reopen or comment and we can reevaluate your request."
           # Messages for pull requests (mention the PR author)
-          stale-pr-message: 'Hello @{{author}}, this pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be auto-closed after and additional 10 days of inactivity. Please feel free to add a comment and we would be happy to continue working on it.'
-          close-pr-message: 'Hello @{{author}}, this pull request has been automatically closed due to 45 days of inactivity. If needed, please reopen or comment and we can reevaluate your request.'
+          stale-pr-message: "Hey there, this pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be auto-closed after and additional 10 days of inactivity. If you need it open for longer, add the label `stale-exempt`."
+          close-pr-message: "Hey there, this pull request has been automatically closed due to 45 days of inactivity. If needed, please reopen or comment and we can reevaluate your request."
           # Time thresholds (adjust to your policy)
           days-before-stale: 35
-          days-before-close: 10
-          operations-per-run: 5
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+          days-before-close: 15
+          operations-per-run: 100
+          exempt-pr-labels: stale-exempt
+          exempt-issues-labels: stale-exempt