diff --git a/.github/workflows/directory_writer.yml b/.github/workflows/directory_writer.yml
index 6547d1c18..be8154a32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/directory_writer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/directory_writer.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1  # v1, NOT v2
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.x
       - name: Write DIRECTORY.md
         run: |
           scripts/build_directory_md.py 2>&1 | tee DIRECTORY.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 4793f54f7..341153dbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v1
+    - uses: actions/stale@v3
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: >