diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index 134c1a7c0..0ed2ea3c4 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
       class="block w-full rounded border border-slate-400 mb-4 px-3 py-2"
       rows="5"
       v-model="description"
-      maxlength="500"
+      maxlength="5000"
     ></textarea>
     <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 italic -mt-3 mb-4">
-      {{ description.length }}/500 max. characters
+      {{ description.length }}/5000 max. characters
     </div>
 
     <div class="flex items-center mb-4">