diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c51d51..223c8b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arweave",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Arweave JS client library",
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/common/lib/api.ts b/src/common/lib/api.ts
index cb99e64..4054d2b 100644
--- a/src/common/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/common/lib/api.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ export default class Api {
       baseURL: `${this.config.protocol}://${this.config.host}:${
         this.config.port
       }`,
-      timeout: this.config.timeout
+      timeout: this.config.timeout,
+      maxContentLength: 1024 * 1024 * 512
     });
 
     if (this.config.logging) {