diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 7bbc0505..c1841de1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/stale@v1
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        stale-issue-message: 'Stale issue message'
-        stale-pr-message: 'Stale pull request message'
+        stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale. You have a week to explain why you believe this is an error.'
+        stale-pr-message: 'This PR has been automatically marked as stale. You have a week to explain why you believe this is an error.'
         stale-issue-label: 'no-issue-activity'
-        stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity'
+        stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity'
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