diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
index de16bd49..09f30b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v5
+      - uses: actions/stale@v7
         with:
           close-issue-message: 'Closing issue due to 30 days since being marked as stale.'
           days-before-issue-close: 30
           days-before-issue-stale: 90
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
-          exempt-issue-labels: ['stale-exempt']
-          exempt-pr-labels: ['stale-exempt']
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'stale-exempt'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'stale-exempt'
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           stale-issue-label: 'stale'
           stale-issue-message: 'Marking as stale due to 90 days with no activity.'