diff --git a/.github/workflows/development_freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/development_freeze.yml
index 871f99b2aa..f9738d0ffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/development_freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/development_freeze.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Development Freezer
-        uses: redhat-plumbers-in-action/devel-freezer@67aec4a153bd9fca5322e1c4dd4d7c419fb36362
+        uses: redhat-plumbers-in-action/devel-freezer@396c94ba8cb417474e6626c83a42addea210a403
         with:
           pr-number: ${{ fromJSON(steps.artifact.outputs.pr-metadata-json).number }}
+          # delay start of validation to allow for some milestone/labels tweaking
+          delay: 20
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}