diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0b6c4700..4d1b3e4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ permissions:
   actions: write
   contents: write
   issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
   
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -108,11 +109,12 @@ jobs:
     - uses: DeMoorJasper/stale@v2.0.1
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
-        stale-message: 'This issue has been inactive for 5 days. Please add a comment to keep it open. Otherwise, it will be closed in 2 days.'
-        days-before-stale: 5
-        days-before-close: 2
+        stale-message: 'This issue has been inactive for 7 days. Please add a comment to keep it open. Otherwise, it will be closed in 7 days.'
+        days-before-stale: 7
+        days-before-close: 7
         stale-label: 'no-issue-activity'
-    needs: release
+        dry-run: 'false'
+    needs: [release, close-issues]
         
   release-cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest