diff --git a/changelog.d/5-internal/proposal-hold-time b/changelog.d/5-internal/proposal-hold-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c447cd3023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-internal/proposal-hold-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ Change the proposal hold time to 28 days
diff --git a/services/galley/src/Galley/Cassandra/Proposal.hs b/services/galley/src/Galley/Cassandra/Proposal.hs
index 91fdd2f887..9b45e5da8f 100644
--- a/services/galley/src/Galley/Cassandra/Proposal.hs
+++ b/services/galley/src/Galley/Cassandra/Proposal.hs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type TTL = Integer
 
 -- | Proposals in the database expire after this timeout in seconds
 defaultTTL :: TTL
-defaultTTL = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60
+defaultTTL = 28 * 24 * 60 * 60
 
 interpretProposalStoreToCassandra ::
   Members '[Embed IO, Input ClientState] r =>