diff --git a/packages/builders/__tests__/components/selectMenu.test.ts b/packages/builders/__tests__/components/selectMenu.test.ts
index da4fe1b28..8ade90075 100644
--- a/packages/builders/__tests__/components/selectMenu.test.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/__tests__/components/selectMenu.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import { SelectMenuComponent, SelectMenuOption } from '../../src/index';
 const selectMenu = () => new SelectMenuComponent();
 const selectMenuOption = () => new SelectMenuOption();
 
-const longStr =
-	'looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong';
+const longStr = 'a'.repeat(256);
 
 const selectMenuOptionData: APISelectMenuOption = {
 	label: 'test',
diff --git a/packages/builders/src/components/Assertions.ts b/packages/builders/src/components/Assertions.ts
index 2f45e1783..1d180085c 100644
--- a/packages/builders/src/components/Assertions.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/src/components/Assertions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const buttonLabelValidator = z.string().nonempty().max(80);
 
 export const buttonStyleValidator = z.number().int().min(ButtonStyle.Primary).max(ButtonStyle.Link);
 
-export const placeholderValidator = z.string().max(100);
+export const placeholderValidator = z.string().max(150);
 export const minMaxValidator = z.number().int().min(0).max(25);
 
 export const optionsValidator = z.object({}).array().nonempty();