diff --git a/.github/workflows/batch_close_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/batch_close_issues.yml
index 80dd4e600..6638fb511 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/batch_close_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/batch_close_issues.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v7
+    - uses: actions/stale@v8
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         # Close everything older than ~6 months