diff --git a/upgrade-helper.conf b/upgrade-helper.conf
index 3cd990d..26db0c5 100644
--- a/upgrade-helper.conf
+++ b/upgrade-helper.conf
@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@
 # Maximum number of characters from the changelog to include in the
 # commit message. Longer changelogs are truncated. The full changelog
 # is always available as an attachment.
-#changelog_max_len=3000
+#changelog_max_len=5000
diff --git a/upgrade-helper.py b/upgrade-helper.py
index c3b37e8..86e1a93 100755
--- a/upgrade-helper.py
+++ b/upgrade-helper.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Updater(object):
         self.opts['skip_compilation'] = self.args.skip_compilation
         self.opts['buildhistory'] = self._buildhistory_is_enabled()
         self.opts['testimage'] = self._testimage_is_enabled()
-        self.opts['changelog_max_len'] = settings.get('changelog_max_len', '3000')
+        self.opts['changelog_max_len'] = settings.get('changelog_max_len', '5000')
 
     def _make_dirs(self, build_dir):
         self.uh_dir = os.path.join(build_dir, "upgrade-helper")