diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 9bd10b7ed..60d0a2385 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Coding Guidelines
 - Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment.  Tabs are treated as 8
   columns wide.
 
-- 80 columns max
+- 120 columns max
 
 - Comments and names of variables/functions/etc. must be in English