diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd2c559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+
+name: 'Close stale issues'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v4
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: 'There has not been any recent activity on this ticket, so we are marking it as stale. If we do not hear anything further from you, this issue will be automatically closed in one week.'
+          days-before-issue-stale: 7
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-close: 7
+          close-issue-message: 'There has not been any recent activity on this ticket, so we are closing it. Thanks for reaching out and please feel free to file a new issue if you have further questions.'
+          only-issue-labels: 'waiting-for-reporter'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_assignment.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_assignment.yml
index 7ab5e6e..6267554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_assignment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_assignment.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: Issue assignment
+---
 
+name: Issue assignment
 on:
     issues:
         types: [opened]
-
 jobs:
     auto-assign:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   assignees: patrickfreed,kmahar,isabelatkinson
                   numOfAssignee: 1
+    add-labels:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: initial labeling
+              uses: andymckay/labeler@master
+              with:
+                  add-labels: "triage"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove_labels.yml b/.github/workflows/remove_labels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37e9455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove_labels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+
+name: Remove Labels
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created, edited]
+jobs:
+  remove-labels:
+    if: ${{ github.actor != 'bajanam' &&  github.actor != 'patrickfreed'
+        && github.actor != 'abr-egn' && github.actor != 'isabelatkinson'
+        && github.actor !='kmahar'}}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: initial labeling
+        uses: andymckay/labeler@master
+        with:
+          remove-labels: "waiting-for-reporter"