diff --git a/.github/workflows/recheck-old-bug-report.yml b/.github/workflows/recheck-old-bug-report.yml
index 6513d6b465094..f40997fb73983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/recheck-old-bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/recheck-old-bug-report.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
     - cron: '0 7 * * *'
 permissions:
   # All other permissions are set to none
-  pull-requests: write
   issues: write
 jobs:
   recheck-old-bug-report:
@@ -41,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           # we set high number of days thus effectively this job will not do any changes on PRs
           days-before-pr-stale: 7000
           days-before-pr-close: 7000
-          remove-stale-when-updated: true
+          remove-stale-when-updated: false
+          remove-issue-stale-when-updated: true
           labels-to-add-when-unstale: 'needs-triage'
           stale-issue-message: >
             This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been open for 365 days
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 1dff613a5ede2..e0d10d8a14845 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-close: 5
           exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security'
           only-issue-labels: 'pending-response'
+          remove-stale-when-updated: true
           days-before-issue-stale: 30
           days-before-issue-close: 7
           stale-issue-message: >