diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/graphql.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/graphql.py
index 03f44daf7c03..2b1d7d1233e5 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/graphql.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/graphql.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 def get_query(owner, name, page_size, next_page_token):
-    kwargs = {"first": page_size}
+    kwargs = {"first": page_size, "order_by": {"field": "UPDATED_AT", "direction": "ASC"}}
     if next_page_token:
         kwargs["after"] = next_page_token
 
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/streams.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/streams.py
index 567d406ddb1c..06c348e50271 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/streams.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-github/source_github/streams.py
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ class PullRequestStats(SemiIncrementalMixin, GithubStream):
     API docs: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/reference/objects#pullrequest
     """
 
+    is_sorted = "asc"
     http_method = "POST"
 
     def path(