diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index dc903c46..e32981b0 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
+daysUntilStale: 365
 # Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 7
+daysUntilClose: 90
 # Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
 exemptLabels:
-  - type:security-issue
+  - type:security-issue # never close automatically
+  - type:feature-request # never close automatically
+  - type:enhancement # never close automatically
+  - type:upstream-bug # never close automatically
+  - state:awaiting-response # handled by different bot
+  - state:blocked
+  - state:confirmed
 # Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
 exemptMilestones: true
 # Label to use when marking an issue as stale