diff --git a/middlewares/hacker.middleware.js b/middlewares/hacker.middleware.js
index ee5023f5..d0e6047a 100644
--- a/middlewares/hacker.middleware.js
+++ b/middlewares/hacker.middleware.js
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ async function assignReviewers(req, res, next) {
         const REVIEWER_NAMES = req.body.names;
         console.log('Reviewer names:', REVIEWER_NAMES);
         
-        const cutoff = new Date('2025-11-17T23:59:59.000Z'); // EDIT: set your desired cutoff date here
+        const cutoff = new Date('2025-12-01T23:59:59.000Z'); // EDIT: set your desired cutoff date here
         const cutoffObjectId = new ObjectId(Math.floor(cutoff.getTime() / 1000).toString(16) + "0000000000000000");
 
         const hackerModel = require('../models/hacker.model');