diff --git a/yamllint/rules/line_length.py b/yamllint/rules/line_length.py
index cfc328c..0ef9d63 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/line_length.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/line_length.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ TYPE = 'line'
 CONF = {'max': int,
         'allow-non-breakable-words': bool,
         'allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings': bool}
-DEFAULT = {'max': 80,
+DEFAULT = {'max': 200,
            'allow-non-breakable-words': True,
            'allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings': False}