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 5.8.7 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
+- Increase default value for ``form-memory-limit`` from 1MB to 8MB
+  to avoid the need for ``Plone`` to configure this option.
+  See
+  `#1180 <https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/pull/1180>`_.
+
 - Separate ZODB connection information into new ZODB Connections view.
 
 - Move the cache detail links to the individual database pages.