diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index de08c5b9..1516eebb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
+          ascending: true
           days-before-close: 14
           stale-issue-message: 'Issue has been marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.'
-          stale-pr-message: 'Pull request has been marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.'
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+          stale-pr-message: 'Pull request has been marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.'
+          close-issue-reason: 'not_planned'