diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 3c98621c2beb..a9eb38de0aac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           close-issue-message: >
             This issue has been closed because it has not received any activity in the last 14 days
             since being marked as 'stale'
+          ascending: true