diff --git a/telegram/constants.py b/telegram/constants.py
index 0414e05a0af..fc895f66e3b 100644
--- a/telegram/constants.py
+++ b/telegram/constants.py
@@ -1236,9 +1236,12 @@ class GiftLimit(IntEnum):
 
     __slots__ = ()
 
-    MAX_TEXT_LENGTH = 255
+    MAX_TEXT_LENGTH = 128
     """:obj:`int`: Maximum number of characters in a :obj:`str` passed as the
     :paramref:`~telegram.Bot.send_gift.text` parameter of :meth:`~telegram.Bot.send_gift`.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION
+       Updated Value to 128 based on Bot API 8.3
     """