diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index b4b4f3a8a2bea..e2723bd8ae04f 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ INTERNAL_TOKEN =
 ;INTERNAL_TOKEN_URI = file:/etc/gitea/internal_token
 ;;
 ;; How long to remember that a user is logged in before requiring relogin (in days)
-;LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS = 7
+;LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS = 31
 ;;
 ;; Name of the cookie used to store the current username.
 ;COOKIE_USERNAME = gitea_awesome
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 2309021f94937..03ab517d80809 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ And the following unique queues:
 - `INSTALL_LOCK`: **false**: Controls access to the installation page. When set to "true", the installation page is not accessible.
 - `SECRET_KEY`: **\<random at every install\>**: Global secret key. This key is VERY IMPORTANT, if you lost it, the data encrypted by it (like 2FA secret) can't be decrypted anymore.
 - `SECRET_KEY_URI`: **_empty_**: Instead of defining SECRET_KEY, this option can be used to use the key stored in a file (example value: `file:/etc/gitea/secret_key`). It shouldn't be lost like SECRET_KEY.
-- `LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS`: **7**: Cookie lifetime, in days.
+- `LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS`: **31**: How long to remember that a user is logged in before requiring relogin (in days).
 - `COOKIE_REMEMBER_NAME`: **gitea\_incredible**: Name of cookie used to store authentication
    information.
 - `REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_USER`: **X-WEBAUTH-USER**: Header name for reverse proxy
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
index 3115e4cc06453..41c8844ae57b0 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Gitea 创建以下非唯一队列：
 - `INSTALL_LOCK`: **false**：控制是否能够访问安装向导页面，设置为 `true` 则禁止访问安装向导页面。
 - `SECRET_KEY`: **\<每次安装时随机生成\>**：全局服务器安全密钥。这个密钥非常重要，如果丢失将无法解密加密的数据（例如 2FA）。
 - `SECRET_KEY_URI`: **_empty_**：与定义 `SECRET_KEY` 不同，此选项可用于使用存储在文件中的密钥（示例值：`file:/etc/gitea/secret_key`）。它不应该像 `SECRET_KEY` 一样容易丢失。
-- `LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS`: **7**：Cookie 保存时间，单位为天。
+- `LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS`: **31**：在要求重新登录之前，记住用户的登录状态多长时间（以天为单位）。
 - `COOKIE_REMEMBER_NAME`: **gitea\_incredible**：保存自动登录信息的 Cookie 名称。
 - `REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_USER`: **X-WEBAUTH-USER**：反向代理认证的 HTTP 头部名称，用于提供用户信息。
 - `REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_EMAIL`: **X-WEBAUTH-EMAIL**：反向代理认证的 HTTP 头部名称，用于提供邮箱信息。
diff --git a/modules/setting/security.go b/modules/setting/security.go
index 380360a696ffa..3d7b1f9ce7759 100644
--- a/modules/setting/security.go
+++ b/modules/setting/security.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func generateSaveInternalToken(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 func loadSecurityFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	sec := rootCfg.Section("security")
 	InstallLock = HasInstallLock(rootCfg)
-	LogInRememberDays = sec.Key("LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS").MustInt(7)
+	LogInRememberDays = sec.Key("LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS").MustInt(31)
 	SecretKey = loadSecret(sec, "SECRET_KEY_URI", "SECRET_KEY")
 	if SecretKey == "" {
 		// FIXME: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/16832