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+# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 120
+
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale Issue or Pull Request is closed.
+# Set to false to disable. If disabled, issues still need to be closed manually, but will remain marked as stale.
+daysUntilClose: 30
+
+# Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
+exemptLabels:
+  - enhancement
+  - bug
+  - staged for release
+
+# Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
+exemptProjects: false
+
+# Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
+exemptMilestones: false
+
+# Label to use when marking as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+
+# Comment to post when marking 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 in 30 days if no further activity occurs.
+  Thank you for your contributions.
+
+# Comment to post when removing the stale label.
+# unmarkComment: >
+#   Your comment here.
+
+# Comment to post when closing a stale Issue or Pull Request.
+closeComment: >
+  This issue will be auto-closed because there hasn't been any activity for a few months. Feel free to open a new one if you still experience this problem.
+
+# Limit the number of actions per hour, from 1-30. Default is 30
+limitPerRun: 30
+
+# Limit to only `issues` or `pulls`
+only: issues