diff --git a/docs/help.md b/docs/help.md
index b114ff4f33..2dc529eb70 100644
--- a/docs/help.md
+++ b/docs/help.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Options and flags:
     --disable-sandbox
         Whether to not use the sandbox
     --max-buffer-size <integer>
-        Size of the buffer for the output of an external process in lines; default: 16384
+        Size of the buffer for the output of an external process in lines; default: 32768
     --repo-config <uri>
         Additional repo config file (can be used multiple times)
     --disable-default-repo-config
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
index b31da1ae57..dfbebffea9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ object Cli {
     (whitelist, readOnly, enableSandbox).mapN(SandboxCfg.apply)
 
   private val maxBufferSize: Opts[Int] = {
-    val default = 16384
+    val default = 32768
     val help =
       s"Size of the buffer for the output of an external process in lines; default: $default"
     option[Int](name.maxBufferSize, help).withDefault(default)