diff --git a/src/plugins/changelog/index.js b/src/plugins/changelog/index.js
index d4dbd292..2575419f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/changelog/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/changelog/index.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async function ChangelogPlugin( context, options ) {
 		...options,
 		archiveBasePath: null,
 		showReadingTime: false,
-		postsPerPage: 50,
+		postsPerPage: 20,
 		blogSidebarCount: 10,
 		blogSidebarTitle: "Recent releases",
 		blogListComponent: "@theme/ChangelogList",