diff --git a/.github/workflows/distribute-stale.yml b/.github/workflows/distribute-stale.yml
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+name: Add config for bumping/closing inactive PRs
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/distribute-stale.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  replicate_changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: derberg/manage-files-in-multiple-repositories@v2
+        with:
+          # TODO: using my personal token here. need a bot token
+          # needed scopes: repo, workflow
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GLOBAL_GH_ACTION_TOKEN }}
+          # you must specify what pattern to include otherwise all files from the repository will be replicated 
+          patterns_to_include: '.github/dependabot.yml'
+          commit_message: 'Update dependabot.yml config'
+          committer_username: 'Atlas Team'
+          committer_email: 'atlas@customink.com'
+          exclude_forked: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+name: Bump/Close inactive PRs
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 5 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  close-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5
+        with:
+          days-before-pr-stale: 30
+          days-before-pr-close: 90
+
+          stale-pr-label: "stale"
+          stale-pr-message: "This PR is open and inactive for 30 days. Merging PRs open for a long time is error-prone. Please proceed to merging or make a comment to keep it open. You can also prevent PRs from being tagged stale ot closed with 'keep-open' tag. If there is no activity in 90 days, this PR will be closed"
+          close-pr-message: "This PR was closed because it has been inactive for 90 days since being marked as stale."
+
+          exempt-pr-labels: "keep-open,dependabot,dependencies"
+
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}