diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/auto-canary-local.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/auto-canary-local.test.ts
index a66718c30..ab5ac0e04 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/auto-canary-local.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/auto-canary-local.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test("shipit should publish canary in locally when not on master", async () => {
   await auto.loadConfig();
 
   auto.git!.getLatestRelease = () => Promise.resolve("1.2.3");
-  auto.git!.getSha = () => Promise.resolve("abc");
+  auto.git!.getSha = () => Promise.resolve("abcdefghijklmnop");
   jest.spyOn(auto.git!, "createComment").mockImplementation();
   auto.release!.getCommitsInRelease = () => Promise.resolve([]);
   auto.release!.getCommits = () => Promise.resolve([]);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test("shipit should publish canary in locally when not on master", async () => {
   expect(canary).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     expect.objectContaining({
       bump: SEMVER.patch,
-      canaryIdentifier: "canary.abc",
+      canaryIdentifier: "canary.abcdefg",
     })
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/auto.ts b/packages/core/src/auto.ts
index 1c10bdb1f..bd3d9b32a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/auto.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/auto.ts
@@ -1194,7 +1194,9 @@ export default class Auto {
     }
 
     if (!pr || !build) {
-      canaryIdentifier = `${canaryIdentifier}.${await this.git.getSha(true)}`;
+      canaryIdentifier = `${canaryIdentifier}.${(
+        await this.git.getSha(true)
+      ).slice(0, 7)}`;
     }
 
     canaryIdentifier = `canary${canaryIdentifier}`;