diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-comment.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation-comment.yaml
index 6ffab10b7..cd765c940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-comment.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-comment.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
                   repository: rancher/hardened-sriov-cni
                   tag: v2.6.3-build20230913
               </pre>
-              - Add a 👍 (thumbs up) reaction to this comment once done. CI won't pass without this reaction to the github-action bot's latest validation comment. The thumbs up reaction must be from the PR's author.
+              - Add a 👍 (thumbs up) reaction to this comment once done. CI won't pass without this reaction to the github-action bot's latest validation comment.
               - Approve the PR to run the CI check.`
             })