diff --git a/iacr/lncs.php b/iacr/lncs.php
index 032d06455..7da301c2f 100644
--- a/iacr/lncs.php
+++ b/iacr/lncs.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         </li>
         <li><a style="font-weight:600" href="lncsEditor.php">Create the front matter</a> for the LNCS volume(s) (in a LaTeX file).
           This contains the program committee, external reviewers, and table of contents. This requires
-         you to group papers into topics and volumes to obey the 800 page limit. For
+         you to group papers into topics and volumes to obey the 500 page limit. For
           this purpose we have created a <a style="font-weight:600" href="lncsEditor.php">drag-and-drop tool</a>
           to simplify the task. If you prefer, you can perform this step manually starting from a
         <a target="_blank" href="getFrontMatter.php" download="frontmatter.tex">single LaTeX file</a>.
diff --git a/iacr/lncsEditor.php b/iacr/lncsEditor.php
index 454e71d18..0bfebab44 100644
--- a/iacr/lncsEditor.php
+++ b/iacr/lncsEditor.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function plus() {
     echo "</ul></div>";
   } else {
     echo '<div class="mt-5 mx-3 alert alert-success alert-dismissible">All final versions have been uploaded. Create your LNCS proceedings by adding topics to the volumes,
-    and dragging papers from the left into the topics. You can also move topics between volumes. Each volume should not exceed 800 pages.<button type="button" class="close bg-success" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
+    and dragging papers from the left into the topics. You can also move topics between volumes. Each volume should not exceed 500 pages.<button type="button" class="close bg-success" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
     <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>  </button></div>';
   }
   $db = null;