diff --git a/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband-java/xsbti/compile/IncOptions.java b/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband-java/xsbti/compile/IncOptions.java
index 9ae4f4106..163647fd5 100644
--- a/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband-java/xsbti/compile/IncOptions.java
+++ b/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband-java/xsbti/compile/IncOptions.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 public final class IncOptions implements java.io.Serializable {
     public static int defaultTransitiveStep() {
-        return 3;
+        return 5;
     }
     public static double defaultRecompileAllFraction() {
         return 0.5;
diff --git a/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband/incremental.contra b/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband/incremental.contra
index a0617698c..e5848b4d9 100644
--- a/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband/incremental.contra
+++ b/internal/compiler-interface/src/main/contraband/incremental.contra
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type IncOptions {
   @since("1.4.0")
 
   #x public static int defaultTransitiveStep() {
-  #x     return 3;
+  #x     return 5;
   #x }
   #x public static double defaultRecompileAllFraction() {
   #x     return 0.5;