diff --git a/pkg/rules/regex.go b/pkg/rules/regex.go
index 3029fd2..a3d88ea 100644
--- a/pkg/rules/regex.go
+++ b/pkg/rules/regex.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 	uuidRegexp  = lazyRegexCompile(`^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$`)
 	asciiRegexp = lazyRegexCompile(`^[\x00-\x7F]*$`)
 	// Ref: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1123.txt
-	rfc1123DnsLabelRegexp = lazyRegexCompile("^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$")
+	rfc1123DnsLabelRegexp = lazyRegexCompile("^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$")
 )
 
 // lazyRegexCompile returns a function that compiles the regular expression
diff --git a/pkg/rules/string.go b/pkg/rules/string.go
index 66a5395..a3e33b5 100644
--- a/pkg/rules/string.go
+++ b/pkg/rules/string.go
@@ -63,13 +63,11 @@ func StringDenyRegexp(re *regexp.Regexp, examples ...string) govy.Rule[string] {
 }
 
 // StringDNSLabel ensures the property's value is a valid DNS label as defined by RFC 1123.
-func StringDNSLabel() govy.RuleSet[string] {
-	return govy.NewRuleSet(
-		StringLength(1, 63),
-		StringMatchRegexp(rfc1123DnsLabelRegexp(), "my-name", "123-abc").
-			WithDetails("an RFC-1123 compliant label name must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or '-',"+
-				" and must start and end with an alphanumeric character"),
-	).WithErrorCode(ErrorCodeStringDNSLabel)
+func StringDNSLabel() govy.Rule[string] {
+	return StringMatchRegexp(rfc1123DnsLabelRegexp(), "my-name", "123-abc").
+		WithDetails("an RFC-1123 compliant label name must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or '-'," +
+			" and must start and end with an alphanumeric character").
+		WithErrorCode(ErrorCodeStringDNSLabel)
 }
 
 // StringEmail ensures the property's value is a valid email address.
diff --git a/pkg/rules/string_test.go b/pkg/rules/string_test.go
index 4dd5050..f8974bf 100644
--- a/pkg/rules/string_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rules/string_test.go
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ func TestStringDNSLabel(t *testing.T) {
 		err := StringDNSLabel().Validate(tc.in)
 		if tc.shouldFail {
 			assert.Error(t, err)
-			for _, e := range err.(govy.RuleSetError) {
-				assert.True(t, govy.HasErrorCode(e, ErrorCodeStringDNSLabel))
-			}
+			assert.True(t, govy.HasErrorCode(err, ErrorCodeStringDNSLabel))
 		} else {
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 		}