diff --git a/alembic/versions/443e090da188_up_to_255_characters_for_project_name.py b/alembic/versions/443e090da188_up_to_255_characters_for_project_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5518b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/443e090da188_up_to_255_characters_for_project_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""up to 255 characters for project.name
+
+Revision ID: 443e090da188
+Revises: 496f7a700f2e
+Create Date: 2016-04-20 17:57:36.385103
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '443e090da188'
+down_revision = '496f7a700f2e'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column(
+        table_name='projects',
+        column_name='name',
+        type_=sa.String(255),
+        existing_type=sa.String(32)
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+     op.alter_column(
+        table_name='projects',
+        column_name='name',
+        type_=sa.String(32),
+        existing_type=sa.String(255)
+    )
diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index 5d2d006..b446d25 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Project(BASE):
         sa.ForeignKey('users.id', onupdate='CASCADE'),
         nullable=False,
         index=True)
-    name = sa.Column(sa.String(32), nullable=False, index=True)
+    name = sa.Column(sa.String(255), nullable=False, index=True)
     description = sa.Column(sa.Text, nullable=True)
     url = sa.Column(sa.Text, nullable=True)
     _settings = sa.Column(sa.Text, nullable=True)