diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintainer.yml b/.github/workflows/maintainer.yml
index e4ef502d..fc1fa50a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintainer.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 7
           days-before-issue-close: 14
           stale-issue-label: "stale"
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity."
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 7 days with no activity."
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1