diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index eb579a179648b..94d453da2e274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v5.1.0
+      # v5.1.0 has a weird bug that makes stalebot add then remove its own label
+      # https://github.com/actions/stale/pull/775
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5.0.0
         with:
           stale-issue-label: stale
           stale-pr-label: stale