diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0a57810a0..d71bcbc9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ name: Stale Check
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+    - cron: '16 22 * * *'
 permissions:
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   stale:
-    # only run on repos in prometheus org, and skip this workflow in forks.
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'prometheus'
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'prometheus' || github.repository_owner == 'prometheus-community' # Don't run this workflow on forks.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # pin to SHA of v9.0.0: https://github.com/actions/stale/releases/tag/v9.0.0
-      - uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e
+      - uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e # v9.0.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # opt out of defaults to avoid marking issues as stale and closing them
diff --git a/scripts/sync_repo_files.sh b/scripts/sync_repo_files.sh
index 837811a56..102933629 100755
--- a/scripts/sync_repo_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync_repo_files.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]; then
 fi
 
 # List of files that should be synced.
-SYNC_FILES="CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md LICENSE Makefile.common SECURITY.md .yamllint scripts/golangci-lint.yml .github/workflows/scorecards.yml .github/workflows/container_description.yml  .github/workflows/stale.yml"
+SYNC_FILES="CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md LICENSE Makefile.common SECURITY.md .yamllint scripts/golangci-lint.yml .github/workflows/scorecards.yml .github/workflows/container_description.yml .github/workflows/stale.yml"
 
 # Go to the root of the repo
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-cdup)" || exit 1