diff --git a/nbbuild/antsrc/org/netbeans/nbbuild/ReleaseJsonProperties.java b/nbbuild/antsrc/org/netbeans/nbbuild/ReleaseJsonProperties.java
index db409e5c7809..24b3cf824785 100644
--- a/nbbuild/antsrc/org/netbeans/nbbuild/ReleaseJsonProperties.java
+++ b/nbbuild/antsrc/org/netbeans/nbbuild/ReleaseJsonProperties.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 public class ReleaseJsonProperties extends Task {
 
     // how many previous versions to suggest importing configuration from
-    private static final int PREVIOUS_VERSIONS_LIMIT = 3;
+    private static final int PREVIOUS_VERSIONS_LIMIT = 5;
 
     /**
      * current branch we works with