diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 44ec7f0..57cd815 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+CHANGES IN VERSION 1.48.0
+-----------------------
+
+BUG FIXES AND MINOR IMPROVEMENTS
+
+    o Package tarball size check updated to have a max of 10 MB (@LiNk-NY,
+    #234).
+
 CHANGES IN VERSION 1.46.0
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/R/BiocCheck.R b/R/BiocCheck.R
index b231cfd..4c32430 100644
--- a/R/BiocCheck.R
+++ b/R/BiocCheck.R
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ BiocCheckRun <-
     if (is.null(dots[["no-check-pkg-size"]])){
         handleCheck("Checking package size...")
         if (.BiocPackage$isTar){
-            checkPackageSize(.BiocPackage, size=5)
+            checkPackageSize(.BiocPackage)
         } else {
             handleMessage("Skipped... only checked on source tarball", indent=4)
         }
diff --git a/R/checks.R b/R/checks.R
index 5c9fd18..2a3fa0b 100644
--- a/R/checks.R
+++ b/R/checks.R
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ checkDeprecatedPackages <- function(.BiocPackage)
     }
 }
 
-checkPackageSize <- function(.BiocPackage, size=5){
+checkPackageSize <- function(.BiocPackage, size = 10) {
     pkg <- .BiocPackage$sourceDir
     pkgType <- .BiocPackage$packageType
     if (is.na(pkgType) ||  pkgType == "Software") {
-        maxSize <- size*10^6 ## 5MB
+        maxSize <- size*10^6 ## in MB
         pkgSize <- file.size(pkg)
-        if (pkgSize > maxSize){
+        if (pkgSize > maxSize) {
             msgs <- c(
                 paste0("Package Size: ",
                        as.character(round(pkgSize/(10^6),2)), " MB"),
diff --git a/vignettes/BiocCheck.Rmd b/vignettes/BiocCheck.Rmd
index a1b697e..5b6aa77 100644
--- a/vignettes/BiocCheck.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/BiocCheck.Rmd
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Can be disabled with `--no-check-pkg-size` and `--no-check-file-size`.
 
 * **Checking package size**
   Checks that the package size meets _Bioconductor_ requirements. The current
-  package size limit is 5 MB for Software packages. Experiment Data and
+  package size limit is 10 MB for Software packages. Experiment Data and
   Annotation packages are excluded from this check. This check is only run if
   checking a source tarball. (ERROR)