diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something_else.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something_else.yml
index 28f37f148f3..e857c7df833 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something_else.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something_else.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body:
         - General Discussion
         - Idea
         - Question
-        - You'd like show everyone something you've built
+        - You'd like to show everyone something you've built
         
         please [Start A Discussion](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/discussions/new) instead of opening an issue
   - type: checkboxes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index e3e5f19f9ec..80e37cfbbcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed in 7 days if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. If you believe this was a mistake, please comment.'
-        stale-pr-message: 'This PR has been automatically marked as stale beacause it has not had recent activity. It will be closed in 7 days if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. If you believe this was a mistake, please comment.'
+        stale-pr-message: 'This PR has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed in 7 days if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. If you believe this was a mistake, please comment.'
         days-before-stale: 60
         days-before-close: 14
         operations-per-run: 100
-        exempt-pr-labels: 'work-in-progress'
-        exempt-issue-labels: 'work-in-progress'
+        exempt-pr-labels: 'work-in-progress','4.x'
+        exempt-issue-labels: 'work-in-progress','4.x'