diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 4d7d4be..3add0ed 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ highlighter: pygments # default python pygments have been replaced by pygments.r
 
 paginate: 10          # Posts per page on the blog index
 paginate_path: "posts/:num"  # Directory base for pagination URLs eg. /posts/2/
-recent_posts: 5       # Posts in the sidebar Recent Posts section
+recent_posts: 10       # Posts in the sidebar Recent Posts section
 excerpt_link: "Read on →"  # "Continue reading" link text at the bottom of excerpted articles
 excerpt_separator: "<!--more-->"