diff --git a/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/README.md b/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/README.md
index cff6659..2b80a71 100644
--- a/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/README.md
+++ b/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pnpm add -D pnpm-policy @constructive-io/pnpm-policy
 `pnpm-policy.yaml` at the workspace root:
 
 ```yaml
-minimumReleaseAge: 14d
+minimumReleaseAge: 2d
 blockExoticSubdeps: true
 maintainers:
   - pyramation
diff --git a/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/pnpm-policy.yaml b/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/pnpm-policy.yaml
index 9eecde2..921e697 100644
--- a/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/pnpm-policy.yaml
+++ b/packages/constructive-pnpm-policy/pnpm-policy.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # ships it plus the generated inventory so our repos can point at one pinned
 # version instead of each maintaining its own exemption list.
 
-# Third-party releases wait two weeks. Most compromised releases are found and
-# yanked well inside that window.
-minimumReleaseAge: 14d
+# Third-party releases wait two days. A compromised release is normally reported
+# and yanked within hours, so the short wait catches it without stalling upgrades.
+minimumReleaseAge: 2d
 
 # Transitive dependencies must resolve from the registry, not from git or a URL.
 blockExoticSubdeps: true
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/README.md b/packages/pnpm-policy/README.md
index 037acb7..441bf06 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/README.md
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/README.md
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 `minimumReleaseAge` is the single most effective supply-chain control pnpm ships: a package must have existed for N days before it can be installed, and most compromised releases are caught and yanked well inside that window. It is also the one control a package maintainer cannot turn on.
 
-You publish `@acme/parser` at 2pm and consume it in three workspaces at 2:05pm. A 14-day quarantine means your own release is unusable for two weeks, in every repo you own. So the cooldown gets set to `0`, and the protection that would have stopped a compromised transitive dependency is gone — not because you decided the risk was acceptable, but because the tool could not tell your packages from everyone else's.
+You publish `@acme/parser` at 2pm and consume it in three workspaces at 2:05pm. Even a two-day quarantine means your own release is unusable until Thursday, in every repo you own. So the cooldown gets set to `0`, and the protection that would have stopped a compromised transitive dependency is gone — not because you decided the risk was acceptable, but because the tool could not tell your packages from everyone else's.
 
 `pnpm-policy` makes that distinction. It asks npm what your maintainer accounts publish, and writes the answer into `pnpm-workspace.yaml` as an exemption list:
 
 ```yaml
-minimumReleaseAge: 20160          # 14 days, for everything third-party
+minimumReleaseAge: 2880           # 2 days, for everything third-party
 minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
   - "@acme/*"                     # a scope you own
   - my-unscoped-package           # a package you publish
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Commit `pnpm-policy.yaml`, `pnpm-policy.inventory.json`, and the generated `pnpm
 ```yaml
 # How old a third-party release must be before it may be installed.
 # Accepts 14d / 2w / 36h / 90m, or a bare number of minutes (what pnpm stores).
-minimumReleaseAge: 14d
+minimumReleaseAge: 2d
 
 # Transitive dependencies must resolve from the registry, not from git or a URL.
 blockExoticSubdeps: true
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ settings:
 
 | Key | Type | Default | Meaning |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `minimumReleaseAge` | duration | `14d` | Quarantine applied to everything not exempted. |
+| `minimumReleaseAge` | duration | `2d` | Quarantine applied to everything not exempted. |
 | `blockExoticSubdeps` | boolean | `false` | Refuse transitive deps from git/URL sources. |
 | `maintainers` | string[] | `[]` | **Your own** npm accounts. See the warning below. |
 | `scopes` | string[] | `[]` | Scopes you own, emitted as globs. |
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ packages:
 
 # Managed by pnpm-policy — run `pnpm-policy generate` after editing pnpm-policy.yaml.
 
-# A third-party release must be 2w old before it can be installed.
+# A third-party release must be 2d old before it can be installed.
 # Most malicious releases are found and yanked well inside that window.
-minimumReleaseAge: 20160
+minimumReleaseAge: 2880
 # Exempt from the wait: 1 scope glob(s), 2 first-party package(s).
 # First-party membership comes from what your-npm-username publishes on npm — waiting on your own release protects nothing.
 minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/policy.test.ts b/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/policy.test.ts
index 2f996d9..6edcb1b 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/policy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/policy.test.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const resolve = (config: PolicyConfig, resolved?: string[]) =>
   });
 
 describe('resolvePolicy', () => {
-  it('defaults to a two-week wait', () => {
-    expect(resolve({}).settings.minimumReleaseAge).toBe(20160);
+  it('defaults to a two-day wait', () => {
+    expect(resolve({}).settings.minimumReleaseAge).toBe(2880);
   });
 
   it('converts a human duration to the minutes pnpm expects', () => {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('resolvePolicy', () => {
 
   it('explains the wait and where the exemptions came from', () => {
     const { comments } = resolve({ maintainers: ['pyramation'] });
-    expect(commentAt(comments.before, ['minimumReleaseAge'])).toContain('2w');
+    expect(commentAt(comments.before, ['minimumReleaseAge'])).toContain('2d');
     expect(commentAt(comments.before, ['minimumReleaseAgeExclude'])).toContain('pyramation');
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/workspace.test.ts b/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/workspace.test.ts
index 33db8e4..3f69eaf 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/workspace.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/__tests__/workspace.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('applyPolicy', () => {
   it('creates the policy block in an empty file', () => {
     const out = applyPolicy('', policyFor());
     expect(parseYaml(out)).toEqual({
-      minimumReleaseAge: 20160,
+      minimumReleaseAge: 2880,
       minimumReleaseAgeExclude: ['@constructive-io/*', 'yanse'],
       blockExoticSubdeps: false
     });
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('applyPolicy', () => {
   it('replaces a hand-edited value rather than appending a second key', () => {
     const out = applyPolicy('minimumReleaseAge: 0\n', policyFor());
     expect(out.match(/minimumReleaseAge:/g)).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(parseYaml(out)).toMatchObject({ minimumReleaseAge: 20160 });
+    expect(parseYaml(out)).toMatchObject({ minimumReleaseAge: 2880 });
   });
 
   it('removes a managed key the policy no longer sets', () => {
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/cli.ts b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/cli.ts
index 5aeaab4..e50334c 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/cli.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const STARTER = `# pnpm-policy — https://github.com/constructive-io/dev-utils
 # Run \`pnpm-policy generate\` to patch these settings into pnpm-workspace.yaml.
 
 # How long a third-party release must exist before it may be installed.
-minimumReleaseAge: 14d
+minimumReleaseAge: 2d
 
 # Transitive dependencies must come from the registry, not from git or a URL.
 blockExoticSubdeps: true
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/config.ts b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/config.ts
index 61e809c..3068584 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/config.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ import type { AllowedBuild, PolicyConfig, PolicyException, ResolvedConfig } from
 /** Filenames searched for, in order, when no explicit path is given. */
 export const CONFIG_FILENAMES = ['pnpm-policy.yaml', 'pnpm-policy.yml', 'pnpm-policy.json'];
 
-/** Two weeks: long enough that a malicious release is usually yanked first. */
-export const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE = '14d';
+/**
+ * Two days: a compromised release is normally reported and yanked within hours,
+ * so this catches the attack without holding legitimate upgrades for a fortnight.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE = '2d';
 
 /** Find the config file for a directory, or undefined if there is none. */
 export function findConfig(dir: string): string | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/duration.ts b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/duration.ts
index 7146cf2..cf5c825 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm-policy/src/duration.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm-policy/src/duration.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Durations, in the unit pnpm speaks.
  *
- * `minimumReleaseAge` is minutes, which nobody wants to write for a two-week
- * cooldown, so the config takes `14d` and this converts.
+ * `minimumReleaseAge` is minutes, which nobody wants to write for a multi-day
+ * cooldown, so the config takes `2d` and this converts.
  */
 
 import { PolicyError } from './errors';