diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml
index df219b4..66c61eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
   review:
     needs: check
     if: needs.check.outputs.allowed == 'true'
-    uses: adobe/aio-reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml@main
+    uses: adobe/aio-reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-review.yml@fix/pr-review-pedantic-and-human-replies
     with:
       pr_number: ${{ needs.check.outputs.pr_number }}
       head_sha: ${{ needs.check.outputs.head_sha }}
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index bf4ad04..d7019bd 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -117,8 +117,40 @@ function formatAjvErrors (errors) {
   return stringErrors
 }
 
+/**
+ * Computes the TTL in seconds from an expiry date or a number of seconds.
+ * Returns undefined if no expiry is provided.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Date|number} expiry a Date object or seconds from now
+ * @returns {number|undefined} TTL in seconds
+ */
+function computeTTL (expiry) {
+  if (expiry === undefined || expiry === null) return undefined
+  if (expiry instanceof Date) {
+    return Math.floor((expiry.getTime() - Date.now()) / 1000)
+  }
+  return expiry
+}
+
+/**
+ * Truncates a value to the max allowed byte size for state storage.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {string} value the value to sanitize
+ * @param {number} maxBytes max allowed size in bytes
+ * @returns {string} the value, truncated if necessary
+ */
+function sanitizeValue (value, maxBytes) {
+  const encoded = Buffer.from(value)
+  if (encoded.length <= maxBytes) return value
+  return encoded.slice(0, maxBytes).toString()
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   withHiddenFields,
   isInternalToAdobeRuntime,
-  formatAjvErrors
+  formatAjvErrors,
+  computeTTL,
+  sanitizeValue
 }