diff --git a/oracle/config.py b/oracle/config.py
index 26d85d2..816256e 100644
--- a/oracle/config.py
+++ b/oracle/config.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ FRESHNESS_SLA_H = {1: 48, 2: 24, 3: 12}
 # ARCHIVE: Low score or aged out, move to archive
 # DROP:    Junk score, ignore
 VERDICT_THRESHOLDS = {
-    "PUBLISH": {"min_score": 6.0, "max_age_h": 48},
+    "PUBLISH": {"min_score": 5.0, "max_age_h": 48},
     "WATCH":   {"min_score": 4.0, "max_age_h": 168},   # 7 days
     "ARCHIVE": {"min_score": 2.0, "max_age_h": 720},    # 30 days
     "DROP":    {"min_score": 0.0, "max_age_h": 999999}, # catch-all