diff --git a/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs b/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
index 5314b40f11..0b8a376ead 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async function countContributorPoints() {
   };
 
   // Get all PRs using search
-  const searchQuery = `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:pr is:merged merged:${since.toISOString()}..${until.toISOString()}`;
+  const searchQuery = `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:pr is:merged base:master merged:${since.toISOString()}..${until.toISOString()}`;
   const recentPRs = await octokit.paginate(
     'GET /search/issues',
     {
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7958.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7958.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d3685c477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7958.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [matt-fidd]
+---
+
+Only count PRs based on master towards maintainer points