diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ff66f9c52..950a831076 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to the versioning scheme outlined in the [README.md](README.md).
 
+## [2.5.0.0.5]
+### Added
+- Added configuration option `connections.antientropy_retry` (#4932)
+### Changed
+- Set default antientropy_retry to run once per hour (#4935)
+
+
 ## [2.5.0.0.4]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/stackslib/src/net/connection.rs b/stackslib/src/net/connection.rs
index 878ab04efb..7986c9294d 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/net/connection.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/net/connection.rs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ impl std::default::Default for ConnectionOptions {
             public_ip_max_retries: 3, // maximum number of retries before self-throttling for $public_ip_timeout
             max_block_push: 10, // maximum number of blocksData messages to push out via our anti-entropy protocol
             max_microblock_push: 10, // maximum number of microblocks messages to push out via our anti-entropy protocol
-            antientropy_retry: 60,   // retry pushing data once every minute
+            antientropy_retry: 3600, // retry pushing data once every hour
             antientropy_public: true, // run antientropy even if we're NOT NAT'ed
             max_buffered_blocks_available: 1,
             max_buffered_microblocks_available: 1,