diff --git a/.github/workflows/defaultLabels.yml b/.github/workflows/defaultLabels.yml
index 13e92feb..dc37a63b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/defaultLabels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/defaultLabels.yml
@@ -7,24 +7,22 @@ on:
 jobs:
    label-issues:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      permissions:
+         issues: write
+         pull-requests: write
       steps:
          - uses: actions/stale@4391f3da665fdf50b6810c1a66712fb9ba21aa93 # v11.0.0
-           name: Setting issue as idle
+           name: Mark idle issues and PRs and close inactive ones
            with:
               repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              stale-issue-message: 'This issue is idle because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.'
+              stale-issue-message: 'This issue is idle after 60 days with no activity. It will be closed in 14 days if there is no further activity.'
               stale-issue-label: 'idle'
-              days-before-stale: 14
-              days-before-close: -1
-              operations-per-run: 100
-              exempt-issue-labels: 'backlog'
-
-         - uses: actions/stale@4391f3da665fdf50b6810c1a66712fb9ba21aa93 # v11.0.0
-           name: Setting PR as idle
-           with:
-              repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              stale-pr-message: 'This PR is idle because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.'
+              close-issue-message: 'Closing this issue after 14 more days with no activity since it was marked idle.'
+              stale-pr-message: 'This PR is idle after 60 days with no activity. It will be closed in 14 days if there is no further activity.'
               stale-pr-label: 'idle'
-              days-before-stale: 14
-              days-before-close: -1
+              close-pr-message: 'Closing this PR after 14 more days with no activity since it was marked idle.'
+              days-before-stale: 60
+              days-before-close: 14
+              remove-stale-when-updated: true
               operations-per-run: 100
+              exempt-issue-labels: 'backlog'