diff --git a/falco/CHANGELOG.md b/falco/CHANGELOG.md
index fe50d8720..7138ce6cb 100644
--- a/falco/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/falco/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 This file documents all notable changes to Falco Helm Chart. The release
 numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## v1.7.8
+
+* Increase CPU limit default value
+
 ## v1.7.7
 
 * Add a documentation section about using init containers
diff --git a/falco/Chart.yaml b/falco/Chart.yaml
index 77b455709..bc38a9672 100644
--- a/falco/Chart.yaml
+++ b/falco/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: falco
-version: 1.7.7
+version: 1.7.8
 appVersion: 0.27.0
 description: Falco
 keywords:
diff --git a/falco/README.md b/falco/README.md
index 50c7519ea..3fdad97a0 100644
--- a/falco/README.md
+++ b/falco/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Falco chart and the
 | `docker.socket`                                 | The path of the Docker daemon socket                                                                               | `/var/run/docker.sock`                                                                                                                    |
 | `resources.requests.cpu`                        | CPU requested for being run in a node                                                                              | `100m`                                                                                                                                    |
 | `resources.requests.memory`                     | Memory requested for being run in a node                                                                           | `512Mi`                                                                                                                                   |
-| `resources.limits.cpu`                          | CPU limit                                                                                                          | `200m`                                                                                                                                    |
+| `resources.limits.cpu`                          | CPU limit                                                                                                          | `1000m`                                                                                                                                    |
 | `resources.limits.memory`                       | Memory limit                                                                                                       | `1024Mi`                                                                                                                                  |
 | `extraArgs`                                     | Specify additional container args                                                                                  | `[]`                                                                                                                                      |
 | `rbac.create`                                   | If true, create & use RBAC resources                                                                               | `true`                                                                                                                                    |