diff --git a/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx b/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
index 2c32fea..3764b47 100644
--- a/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface Options {
 }
 
 const defaultOptions = (cfg: GlobalConfiguration): Options => ({
-  limit: 3,
+  limit: 5,
   linkToMore: false,
   showTags: true,
   filter: () => true,