diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index b42202950465..82cb8ccfa07b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'trinodb/trino'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v7
+      - uses: actions/stale@v8.0.0
         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
           days-before-pr-close: 21
           close-pr-message: 'Closing this pull request, as it has been stale for six weeks. Feel free to re-open at any time.'
           stale-pr-label: 'stale'
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'no-stale'
           start-date: '2023-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+          exempt-draft-pr: true