diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-3328 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3328
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--- a/changelog/unreleased/issue-3328
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3328
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Enhancement: Reduce memory usage by up to 25%
 
-The in-memory index has been optimized to be more GC friendly.
+The in-memory index has been optimized to be more garbage collection friendly.
+Restic now defaults to `GOGC=50` to run the Go garbage collector more
+frequently.
 
 https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3328
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4352