diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 129e313..0000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 7
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - new-feature
-  - bug
-  - improvement
-  - docs
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: stale
-# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
-  for your contributions.
-# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6482fda..e9994ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.0
+          go-version: ~1.21.5
 
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dafcde0..cedb6fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.0
+          go-version: ~1.21.5
 
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bca4553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+            recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
+            for your contributions.
+          days-before-stale: 60
+          days-before-close: 7
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          exempt-issue-labels:
+            - new-feature
+            - bug
+            - improvement
+            - docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e5e15c7..b1ccb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.0
+          go-version: ~1.21.5
 
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with: