diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1cd92098..99c966f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-*Nothing yet.*
+### Changed
+
+* The default leaky bucket capacity has changed from 300mb to 500mb, allowing for more downloads to go through. The drain rate and overflow limit are unchanged (5mb/minute and 100mb respectively).
 
 ## [1.3.6] - July 10, 2024
 
diff --git a/common/config/conf_main.go b/common/config/conf_main.go
index e7d9a965..ab5e2473 100644
--- a/common/config/conf_main.go
+++ b/common/config/conf_main.go
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ func NewDefaultMainConfig() MainRepoConfig {
 			BurstCount:        10,
 			Buckets: RateLimitBucketsConfig{
 				Downloads: RateLimitDownloadBucketConfig{
-					CapacityBytes:       314572800, // 300mb
+					CapacityBytes:       524288000, // 500mb
 					DrainBytesPerMinute: 5242880,   // 5mb
-					OverflowLimitBytes:  104857600, // 10mb
+					OverflowLimitBytes:  104857600, // 100mb
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index 3cf6152a..a657d0a2 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -502,14 +502,14 @@ rateLimit:
     # will use the authenticated entity as the subject - either a user or remote server.
     downloads:
       # The maximum size of each bucket.
-      capacityBytes: 314572800 # 300mb default
+      capacityBytes: 524288000 # 500mb default
       # The number of bytes to "drain" from the bucket every minute.
       drainBytesPerMinute: 5242880 # 5mb default
       # The number of bytes a requester can go over the capacity, once. This is used to give some
       # buffer to allow a single file to be downloaded when the caller is near the limit. This
       # should be set to either your max remote download size or 30% of the capacityBytes, whichever
       # is smaller.
-      overflowLimitBytes: 104857600 # 100mb default
+      overflowLimitBytes: 104857600 # 100mb default (the same as the default remote download maxBytes)
 
 
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