diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 049387b12..071b3cd64 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 notifications:
     commits:      commits@age.apache.org
     pullrequests: commits@age.apache.org
+    discussions:  dev@age.apache.org
 
 github:
   description: "Graph database optimized for fast analysis and real-time data processing. 
@@ -47,28 +48,28 @@ github:
   protected_branches:
     master:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG16:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG15:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG14:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG13:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG12:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
     PG11:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        required_approving_review_count: 2
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cd3bcd16e..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  stale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v9
-        with:
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 60 days with no activity. Remove "Abondoned" label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days.'
-          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for further 14 days with no activity.'
-          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 60 days with no activity. Remove "Abondoned" label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days.'
-          close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for further 14 days with no activity'
-          stale-issue-label: Stale
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'override-stale'
-          stale-pr-label: Stale
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'override-stale'
-          days-before-issue-stale: 60
-          days-before-issue-close: 14
-          days-before-pr-stale: 60
-          days-before-pr-close: 14
-          # only stale issue/PR created after the 1st Jan 2023:
-          start-date: '2023-01-01T00:00:00Z'
-          operations-per-run: 500
\ No newline at end of file