diff --git a/invenio.cfg b/invenio.cfg
index fb6689cc..e0d7371d 100644
--- a/invenio.cfg
+++ b/invenio.cfg
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ VCS_PROVIDER_CONFIG_DICT = {
 # Override the template so we can customise the explanatory test to be more CDS specific
 VCS_TEMPLATE_INDEX = "cds_rdm/vcs/index.html"
 VCS_RELEASE_CLASS = RDMVCSRelease
+# Allow an unlimited number of repository contributors to be imported as record authors
+VCS_MAX_CONTRIBUTORS_NUMBER = -1
 
 # Authentication - Invenio-Accounts and Invenio-OAuthclient
 # =========================================================