update repository references and improve script handling

.github/workflows/daily_stale.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
 
 on:
   schedule:
-  - cron: '0 12 * * *'
+  - cron: '0 12 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v9.0.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@v8
       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 if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.'