diff --git a/packages/core/src/git.ts b/packages/core/src/git.ts
index 730443a59..09dccc6e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/git.ts
@@ -367,9 +367,10 @@ export default class Git {
         ? await execPromise("git", ["rev-parse", start])
         : "";
 
+      const maxNumber = 2147483647;
       const log = await gitlog({
         repo: process.cwd(),
-        number: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
+        number: maxNumber,
         fields: ["hash", "authorName", "authorEmail", "rawBody"],
         // If start === firstCommit then we want to include that commit in the changelog
         // Otherwise it was that last release and should not be included in the release.