diff --git a/source/plugins/core/README.md b/source/plugins/core/README.md
index 626b700c..6fdc98ef 100644
--- a/source/plugins/core/README.md
+++ b/source/plugins/core/README.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Specify a single value to apply it to both height and with, and two values to us
 - uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
   with:
     # ... other options
-    config_padding: 6%, 10% # 6% width padding, 10% height padding
+    config_padding: 6%, 15% # 6% width padding, 15% height padding
 ```
 
 ### 🧶 Using commits, pull requests, manual reviews or gists to handle metrics output
diff --git a/source/plugins/core/metadata.yml b/source/plugins/core/metadata.yml
index 04b0e7a8..e96da424 100644
--- a/source/plugins/core/metadata.yml
+++ b/source/plugins/core/metadata.yml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ inputs:
     description: Image padding
     type: array
     format: comma-separated
-    default: 6%, 13%
+    default: 6%, 15%
 
   # Metrics output format
   config_output: