diff --git a/.github/workflows/formal.yml b/.github/workflows/formal.yml
index bd54a0d5d1..1415950413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formal.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           feedback_url: 'https://github.com/openwrt/actions-shared-workflows/issues'
           guideline_url: 'https://openwrt.org/submitting-patches#submission_guidelines'
           job_step: 2
-          max_subject_len_soft: 60
+          max_subject_len_soft: 78
           max_subject_len_hard: 80
           post_comment: true
           warn_on_no_modify: true