diff --git a/.github/STALE-BOT.md b/.github/STALE-BOT.md
index 0c5a21cc3524..dff787300d40 100644
--- a/.github/STALE-BOT.md
+++ b/.github/STALE-BOT.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Stale bot information
 
 - Thanks for your contribution!
+- Our stale bot will never close an issue or PR.
 - To remove the stale label, just leave a new comment.
 - _How to find the right people to ping?_ → [`git blame`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-blame) to the rescue! (or GitHub's history and blame buttons.)
 - You can always ask for help on [our Discourse Forum](https://discourse.nixos.org/), [our Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org), or on the [#nixos IRC channel](https://web.libera.chat/#nixos).
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index b5e6ec93baf9..d6134c7ce112 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ exemptLabels:
   - "1.severity: security"
   - "2.status: never-stale"
 staleLabel: "2.status: stale"
-markComment: |
-  I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → [More info](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md)
+markComment: false
 closeComment: false