diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index c7dcb74f..6763f938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639 # v9.1.0
         with:
-          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because there have been no updates in 90 days. It will close after 180 days of inactivity. Leave a comment if you want to keep it open :smile:'
-          close-pr-message: 'This PR has been closed because it was inactive for 180 days. If you want to continue working on it, please open a new PR.'
+          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because there have been no updates in 90 days. It will close after 365 days of inactivity. Leave a comment if you want to keep it open.'
+          close-pr-message: 'This PR has been closed because it was inactive for 365 days. If you want to continue working on it, please open a new PR.'
           days-before-stale: 90
-          days-before-close: 180
+          days-before-close: 365
           stale-pr-label: 'stale'
           exempt-pr-labels: 'keep'
           close-issue-reason: not_planned
diff --git a/C++.gitignore b/C++.gitignore
index d4fb2818..bdde3b17 100644
--- a/C++.gitignore
+++ b/C++.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 *.so
 *.dylib
 *.dll
+*.so.*
+
 
 # Fortran module files
 *.mod
@@ -37,5 +39,31 @@
 *.out
 *.app
 
+# Build directories
+build/
+Build/
+build-*/
+
+# CMake generated files
+CMakeFiles/
+CMakeCache.txt
+cmake_install.cmake
+Makefile
+install_manifest.txt 
+compile_commands.json
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp 
+*.log 
+*.bak 
+*.swp 
+
+# vcpkg
+vcpkg_installed/
+
 # debug information files
 *.dwo
+
+# test output & cache
+Testing/
+.cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dotnet.gitignore b/Dotnet.gitignore
index 35063fc7..7282dbf2 100644
--- a/Dotnet.gitignore
+++ b/Dotnet.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
 # NuGet Symbol Packages
 *.snupkg
 
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
 # Others
 ~$*
 *~
@@ -51,4 +54,4 @@ CodeCoverage/
 # NUnit
 *.VisualState.xml
 TestResult.xml
-nunit-*.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+nunit-*.xml
diff --git a/Global/JetBrains.gitignore b/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
index a69eea4d..0c1302b4 100644
--- a/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+++ b/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ http-client.private.env.json
 # Apifox Helper cache
 .idea/.cache/.Apifox_Helper
 .idea/ApifoxUploaderProjectSetting.xml
+
+# Github Copilot persisted session migrations, see: https://github.com/microsoft/copilot-intellij-feedback/issues/712#issuecomment-3322062215
+.idea/**/copilot.data.migration.*.xml
diff --git a/Node.gitignore b/Node.gitignore
index 0ccb8df8..2aa8c99a 100644
--- a/Node.gitignore
+++ b/Node.gitignore
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ dist
 # Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
 .vscode-test
 
+# pnpm
+.pnpm-store
+
 # yarn v3
 .pnp.*
 .yarn/*