diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
index a6075dd4f5..4c3adfc5d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dessant/lock-threads@v2
         with:
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
-          issue-exclude-created-before: '2018-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+          issue-exclude-created-before: '2017-01-01T00:00:00Z'
           process-only: 'issues'