diff --git a/.github/workflows/md-links.yml b/.github/workflows/md-links.yml
index 150e75c6..d3a2e2b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/md-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/md-links.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@main
       - name: markdown-link-check
         uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0f337015..9e2ff38e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@
 name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
 
 "on":
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+  schedule: [cron: "0 0 * * *"]
 
 jobs:
   stale:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index 2d696128..1b5cea09 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ rules:
     max: 256
     level: warning
   document-start: disable
+  braces:
+    forbid: false
+    min-spaces-inside: 0
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+    min-spaces-inside-empty: -1
+    max-spaces-inside-empty: -1