diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f92f5b9cb..61142bdf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (auth) [\#10536](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10536]) Enable `SetSequence` for `ModuleAccount`.
 * (store) [#10218](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10218) Charge gas even when there are no entries while seeking.
 * (store) [#10247](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10247) Charge gas for the key length in gas meter.
+* (x/gov) [\#10740](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10740) Increase maximum proposal description size from 5k characters to 10k characters.
 
 ### API Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/x/gov/types/content.go b/x/gov/types/content.go
index 44cbe6af7..a75c95509 100644
--- a/x/gov/types/content.go
+++ b/x/gov/types/content.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // Constants pertaining to a Content object
 const (
-	MaxDescriptionLength int = 5000
+	MaxDescriptionLength int = 10000
 	MaxTitleLength       int = 140
 )