diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 9037d8ca2854..30e73f451527 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ github:
     merge:  false
     rebase: false
 
+  # Cap how many pull requests a contributor without write access may have open at once.
+  # See https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml#pr_creation_cap
+  pull_requests:
+    creation_cap:
+      enabled: true
+      max_open_pull_requests: 7
+      include_drafts: true
+
   # TODO: Add to this list for each new minor release
   protected_branches:
     main: {}
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index b2b71b6ff813..8ed2c997d575 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "schedule": ["before 9am on the first day of the month"],
-  "prConcurrentLimit": 300,
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 7,
   "prHourlyLimit": 20,
   "minimumReleaseAge": "5 days"
 }
diff --git a/dev-docs/how-to-contribute.adoc b/dev-docs/how-to-contribute.adoc
index 4ff6edeaae5e..508825d82a6c 100644
--- a/dev-docs/how-to-contribute.adoc
+++ b/dev-docs/how-to-contribute.adoc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ In order to make a new contribution to Solr you will use the fork you have creat
 * The PR will run a gradle pre-commit task that will do some basic checks of your changes. This is run as a Github Action and the results can be viewed from your PR.
 * If you properly named your PR you will see it automatically linked to your Jira issue when you view the issue.
 * If your PR is still a work in progress, you can use the https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests#draft-pull-requests[PR Draft feature] of Github to denote draft status.
+* Contributors without write access to the repository can have at most seven pull requests open at a time, drafts included. GitHub will refuse to create further PRs until one of your open ones is merged or closed. If you hit the limit, please help your earlier contributions over the line before starting something new. Committers are not subject to this limit.
 5. At this point, you will need a Solr committer to review your change and help to get it merged upstream. You can use the https://solr.apache.org/community.html[Solr Developers Mailing List] to get attention to your issue.
 
 ## PR Do-s and Don't-s