diff --git a/pkg/event_handler/github_event_notifier.go b/pkg/event_handler/github_event_notifier.go
index 8c5ce11b..0d4901a6 100644
--- a/pkg/event_handler/github_event_notifier.go
+++ b/pkg/event_handler/github_event_notifier.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3/pkg/apis/workflow/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/rookout/piper/pkg/clients"
 	"github.com/rookout/piper/pkg/conf"
+	"github.com/rookout/piper/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 var workflowTranslationToGithubMap = map[string]string{
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func (gn *githubNotifier) Notify(ctx *context.Context, workflow *v1alpha1.Workfl
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to translate workflow status to github stasuts for %s status: %s", workflow.GetName(), workflow.Status.Phase)
 	}
 
-	message := workflow.Status.Message
+	message := utils.TrimString(workflow.Status.Message, 140) // Max length of message is 140 characters
 	err := gn.clients.GitProvider.SetStatus(ctx, &repo, &commit, &workflowLink, &status, &message)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set status for workflow %s: %s", workflow.GetName(), err)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/common.go b/pkg/utils/common.go
index fcf26463..6cf6d712 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/common.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/common.go
@@ -131,3 +131,10 @@ func ValidateHTTPFormat(input string) bool {
 	match, _ := regexp.MatchString(regex, input)
 	return match
 }
+
+func TrimString(s string, maxLength int) string {
+	if maxLength >= len(s) {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:maxLength]
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/common_test.go b/pkg/utils/common_test.go
index 96ec6140..2073cdbc 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/common_test.go
@@ -303,3 +303,25 @@ func TestValidateHTTPFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestTrimString(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assertion.New(t)
+
+	// Test cases
+	testCases := []struct {
+		input     string
+		maxLength int
+		expected  string
+	}{
+		{"This is a sample string.", 10, "This is a "},
+		{"Short", 10, "Short"},
+		{"Longer string for testing.", 5, "Longe"},
+		{"", 10, ""},
+	}
+
+	// Perform tests
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		result := TrimString(tc.input, tc.maxLength)
+		assert.Equal(tc.expected, result)
+	}
+}