diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 248f8b0..6a82673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: gorzelinski/stale@add-reaction-updates
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          stale-issue-message: "There has been no activity in this issue for the last three years. Now it is marked as stale and will be closed in 30 days. We know it may be valid, so if you're interested in the solution, leave a comment or reaction."
-          stale-pr-message: "There has been no activity in this PR for the last three years. Now it is marked as stale and will be closed in 30 days. We know it may be valid, so if you're interested in the contribution, leave a comment or reaction."
-          close-issue-message: "We have closed the issue because of the lack of activity for the last three years. We know it might be valid, so you can open a similar issue if needed."
-          close-pr-message: "We have closed the PR because of the lack of activity for the last three years. We know it might be valid, so you can open a similar PR if needed."
+          stale-issue-message: "There has been no activity on this issue for the past three years. We've marked it as stale and will close it in 30 days. We understand it may be relevant, so if you're interested in the solution, leave a comment or reaction under this issue."
+          stale-pr-message: "There has been no activity on this PR for the past three years. We've marked it as stale and will close it in 30 days. We understand it may be relevant, so if you're interested in the contribution, leave a comment or reaction under this PR."
+          close-issue-message: "We've closed your issue due to inactivity over the last three years. We understand that the issue may still be relevant. If so, feel free to open a new one (and link this issue to it)."
+          close-pr-message: "We've closed your PR due to inactivity over the last three years. While time has passed, the core of your contribution might still be relevant. If you're able, consider reopening a similar PR."
           days-before-stale: 1095
           days-before-close: 30
           exempt-issue-labels: support