diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index da8b321..43b8be0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 import type { MultihashDigest } from 'multiformats/hashes/interface'
 
 const log = logger('ipns')
-const DEFAULT_TTL_NS = 60 * 60 * 1e+9 // 1 Hour or 3600 Seconds
+const DEFAULT_TTL_NS = 5 * 60 * 1e+9 // 5 Minutes or 300 Seconds, as suggested by https://specs.ipfs.tech/ipns/ipns-record/#ttl-uint64
 
 export const namespace = '/ipns/'
 export const namespaceLength = namespace.length
diff --git a/test/index.spec.ts b/test/index.spec.ts
index 6b9497c..9f3a89e 100644
--- a/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('ipns', function () {
 
   it('should create an ipns record (V1+V2) correctly', async () => {
     const sequence = 0
-    const ttl = BigInt(60 * 60 * 1e+9)
+    const ttl = BigInt(5 * 60 * 1e+9)
     const validity = 1000000
 
     const record = await createIPNSRecord(privateKey, contentPath, sequence, validity)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('ipns', function () {
 
   it('should create an ipns record (V2) correctly', async () => {
     const sequence = 0
-    const ttl = BigInt(60 * 60 * 1e+9)
+    const ttl = BigInt(5 * 60 * 1e+9)
     const validity = 1000000
 
     const record = await createIPNSRecord(privateKey, contentPath, sequence, validity, { v1Compatible: false })