diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/graphql/pull.graphql b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/graphql/pull.graphql
index 36e4787f7..a2bd0443e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/graphql/pull.graphql
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/graphql/pull.graphql
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fragment PullRequestDetails on PullRequest {
       }
     }
   }
-  reviews(last: $lastReviews, orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: ASC }) {
+  reviews(last: $lastReviews) {
     totalCount
     nodes {
       ...PullRequestReviewFields
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/pullRequest.ts b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/pullRequest.ts
index 58f43a301..dee5245ea 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/pullRequest.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/pullRequest.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,16 @@ export function getPullRequestReviewers(
     { reviewer: GitifyPullRequestReviewer; submittedAt?: string | null }
   >();
 
-  for (const review of reviews) {
+  // GitHub no longer guarantees the reviews connection is returned in creation
+  // order, so sort by submission time (oldest first) to make the "newest wins"
+  // selection below deterministic regardless of the connection ordering.
+  const sortedReviews = [...reviews].sort((a, b) => {
+    const at = a.submittedAt ?? '';
+    const bt = b.submittedAt ?? '';
+    return at < bt ? -1 : at > bt ? 1 : 0;
+  });
+
+  for (const review of sortedReviews) {
     const user = review.author?.login;
     if (!user) {
       continue;