diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0b8660540..7becac9143 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -62,10 +62,16 @@
 
 # v1.3.x - [Cuttlefish](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/cuttlefish)
 
+## v1.3.1
+
+### Other changes
+
+* [#1063](https://github.com/radixdlt/babylon-node/pull/1063) - Permits configuring larger values of `state_hash_tree.state_version_history_length` up to `9,223,372,036,854,775,807`, although we currently advise against running with full history; due to very large disk usage.
+
 ## v1.3.0
 
 We didn't have a formal changelog. Please see the [protocol updates](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/protocol-updates) section of the docs site for more information.
 
 # v1.2.x - [Bottlenose](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/bottlenose) and before
 
-We didn't have a formal changelog. Please see the [protocol updates](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/protocol-updates) section of the docs site for more information.
\ No newline at end of file
+We didn't have a formal changelog. Please see the [protocol updates](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/protocol-updates) section of the docs site for more information.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/radixdlt/RadixNodeModule.java b/core/src/main/java/com/radixdlt/RadixNodeModule.java
index 15c7b974ce..7458ad4346 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/radixdlt/RadixNodeModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/radixdlt/RadixNodeModule.java
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ private StateTreeGcConfig parseStateTreeGcConfig(RuntimeProperties properties) {
     // - we want to offer Merkle proofs verification up to 10 minutes after their generation.
     // Note: the legacy `state_hash_tree` name lives on here to avoid breaking configurations.
     var stateVersionHistoryLength =
-        properties.get("state_hash_tree.state_version_history_length", 60000);
+        properties.get("state_hash_tree.state_version_history_length", 60000L);
     Preconditions.checkArgument(
         stateVersionHistoryLength >= 0,
         "state version history length must not be negative: %s",