diff --git a/@commitlint/config-conventional/README.md b/@commitlint/config-conventional/README.md
index 2ea5a669b4..1e31874593 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-conventional/README.md
+++ b/@commitlint/config-conventional/README.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ echo "fix: some message" # passes
 * **rule**: `always`
 * **value**
 ```js
-  72
+  100
 ```
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/@commitlint/config-conventional/index.js b/@commitlint/config-conventional/index.js
index 74eda5bf46..bec8fc77f3 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-conventional/index.js
+++ b/@commitlint/config-conventional/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	rules: {
 		'body-leading-blank': [1, 'always'],
 		'footer-leading-blank': [1, 'always'],
-		'header-max-length': [2, 'always', 72],
+		'header-max-length': [2, 'always', 100],
 		'scope-case': [2, 'always', 'lower-case'],
 		'subject-case': [
 			2,