diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-gcs.yml b/.github/workflows/test-gcs.yml
index d47759f..c2186a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-gcs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-gcs.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           metadata_url: https://tuf-repo-cdn.sigstage.dev/
           # when workflow is reused in publish.yml, do not require future validity
-          valid_days:  ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 3 }}
+          valid_days:  ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 5 }}
           offline_valid_days: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 16 }}
 
   custom-smoke-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1403b96..b88d2d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           metadata_url: https://sigstore.github.io/root-signing-staging/
           update_base_url: https://tuf-repo-cdn.sigstage.dev/
           # when workflow is reused in publish.yml, do not require future validity
-          valid_days:  ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 3 }}
+          valid_days:  ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 5 }}
           offline_valid_days: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 0 || 16 }}
 
   custom-smoke-test: