diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
index d1ac569..e9506ee 100644
--- a/.gitleaks.toml
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ id = "generic-api-key-docs"
 description = "Ignore placeholder secrets in README.md"
 regex = "(?i)(api[_-]?key|secret|token)=\\S+"
 filepath = "README.md"
-entropy = 10.0   # very high threshold, placeholders won't trigger
+entropy = 5.0   # high threshold, placeholders won't trigger
 
 [[rules]]
 id = "sidekiq-secret"