diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
index 575eee746..5afd668d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 * [BUGFIX] [#1060](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1060) Fix restore mapping shuffling nodes when restoring in place
 * [BUGFIX] [#1061](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1061) Point to cass-config-builder 1.0.7 for arm64 compatibility
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#956](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/956) Enable linting in the project
+* [BUGFIX] [#1102](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1102) Update gRPC maximum receive size to 512MB. Note, the operator might need more max memory than the default to take advantage of this.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/medusa/grpc.go b/pkg/medusa/grpc.go
index 3e301a3b1..10fea7c63 100644
--- a/pkg/medusa/grpc.go
+++ b/pkg/medusa/grpc.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type DefaultFactory struct {
 
 func (f *DefaultFactory) NewClient(ctx context.Context, address string) (Client, error) {
 	callCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(callCtx, address, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock(), grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.WaitForReady(false)))
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(callCtx, address, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock(), grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.WaitForReady(false), grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(1024*1024*512)))
 	f.cancelFunc = cancel
 
 	if err != nil {