diff --git a/.github/branch-switcher.yml b/.github/branch-switcher.yml
index 5697003c..b41550ca 100644
--- a/.github/branch-switcher.yml
+++ b/.github/branch-switcher.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-preferredBranch: dev
\ No newline at end of file
+preferredBranch: dev
+exclude:
+  label: branch-switcher-ignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 2818228c..99d1c9de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: "Close stale issues/pull requests"
 on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
@@ -14,3 +15,4 @@ jobs:
         stale-pr-message: 'This pull request is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days'
         days-before-stale: 30
         days-before-close: 7
+        operations-per-run: 500