diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 38b54718..4fd65051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: jacoco-coverage-report
           path: target/site/jacoco
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Package executable JAR
         run: mvn -B -DskipTests package
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: packaged-artifact-smoke
           path: target/artifact-smoke
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Generate CycloneDX SBOM
         run: mvn -B org.cyclonedx:cyclonedx-maven-plugin:2.9.1:makeAggregateBom -DoutputFormat=all -DoutputDirectory=target -DoutputName=bom -DincludeProvidedScope=false -Dcyclonedx.skipAttach=true
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             target/bom.json
             target/bom.xml
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Package Lab Tools executable JAR
         run: mvn -B -P lab -DskipTests package
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: proxy-benchmark-smoke-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           path: target/bench/ci-smoke
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Upload active-active topology smoke reports
         if: always() && hashFiles('target/topology/ci-smoke/**') != ''
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: active-active-topology-smoke-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           path: target/topology/ci-smoke
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Upload live Kubernetes topology smoke reports
         if: always() && hashFiles('target/kubernetes/ci-smoke/**') != ''
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: kubernetes-live-topology-smoke-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           path: target/kubernetes/ci-smoke
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Capture container dry-run evidence
         shell: bash
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: container-dry-run-evidence-no-publish-no-sign
           path: target/container-dry-run-evidence
-          retention-days: 30
+          retention-days: 7
 
   dependency-review:
     name: Dependency Review