diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2161431..675e279 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # apinsee 0.0.1.9000
 
+* Set the default validity period of tokens to one week (#2).
+
 * Added `DonneesLocales - V0.1` API and `BDM - V1` API.
 
 * Added a `NEWS.md` file to track changes to the package.
diff --git a/R/insee_auth.R b/R/insee_auth.R
index e5a8d1c..2026c0f 100644
--- a/R/insee_auth.R
+++ b/R/insee_auth.R
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ insee_auth <- function(new_auth = FALSE,
                        appname = "DefaultApplication",
                        key = Sys.getenv("INSEE_APP_KEY"),
                        secret = Sys.getenv("INSEE_APP_SECRET"),
-                       validity_period = 86400,
+                       validity_period = 604800,
                        api = c("Sirene - V3", "Nomenclatures - v1", "DonneesLocales - V0.1", "BDM - V1"),
                        cache = FALSE,
                        verbose = TRUE,
diff --git a/man/insee_auth.Rd b/man/insee_auth.Rd
index cbf7b7b..18df80e 100644
--- a/man/insee_auth.Rd
+++ b/man/insee_auth.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ insee_auth(
   appname = "DefaultApplication",
   key = Sys.getenv("INSEE_APP_KEY"),
   secret = Sys.getenv("INSEE_APP_SECRET"),
-  validity_period = 86400,
+  validity_period = 604800,
   api = c("Sirene - V3", "Nomenclatures - v1", "DonneesLocales - V0.1", "BDM - V1"),
   cache = FALSE,
   verbose = TRUE,