diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e3291cb5..78ed2f8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+Changed
+_______
+
+* Update doc-max-length following community recommendations.
+
 [0.2.0] - 2021-09-02
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 Added
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fcc655d4..84a62251 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ignore=D001
 [pycodestyle]
 exclude = .git,.tox
 max-line-length = 120
-max-doc-length = 79
+max-doc-length = 120
 
 [pydocstyle]
 ; D101 = Missing docstring in public class