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+# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 60
+
+# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue with the stale label is closed.
+# Set to false to disable. If disabled, issues still need to be closed manually, but will remain marked as stale.
+daysUntilClose: 30
+
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
+# We don't close any issue that is an enhancement or confirmed bug, but issues
+# waiting for reproduction cases and questions tend to get outdated.
+exemptLabels:
+  - "enhancement"
+  - "bug"
+  - "thinking"
+  - "docs"
+
+# Label to use when marking as stale
+staleLabel: "waiting-reply"
+
+# Comment to post when marking as stale. Set to `false` to disable
+markComment: |
+  Hey there,
+  We wanted to check in on this request since it has been inactive for at least 90 days.
+  Have you reviewed the latest [godocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/hashicorp/raft)? 
+  If you think this is still an important issue in the latest version of [the Raft library](https://github.com/hashicorp/raft/compare/) or 
+  [its documentation](https://github.com/hashicorp/raft/compare/) please feel let us know and we'll keep it open for investigation.
+  If there is still no activity on this request in 30 days, we will go ahead and close it.
+  Thank you!
+
+# Comment to post when removing the stale label. Set to `false` to disable
+unmarkComment: false
+
+# Comment to post when closing a stale Issue. Set to `false` to disable
+closeComment: >
+  Hey there,
+  This issue has been automatically closed because there hasn't been any activity for a while. 
+  If you are still experiencing problems, or still have questions, feel free to [open a new one](https://github.com/hashicorp/raft/issues/new) :+1
+
+# Limit to only `issues`
+only: issues