diff --git a/fern/pages/changelogs/cli/2024-11-21.mdx b/fern/pages/changelogs/cli/2024-11-21.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc091e87642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fern/pages/changelogs/cli/2024-11-21.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 0.45.0-rc50
+**`(fix):`** Increase max recursive depth allowed for example validation.
+
+
diff --git a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
index 4f664baa3e9..b483a63bbdc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+- changelogEntry:
+    - summary: |
+        Increase max recursive depth allowed for example validation.
+      type: fix
+  irVersion: 53
+  version: 0.45.0-rc50
+
 - changelogEntry:
     - summary: |
         Add 'list' to reserved keywords for use in PHP generator.
       type: fix
   irVersion: 53
   version: 0.45.0-rc49
+
 - changelogEntry:
     - summary: |
         OAuth Client Credential Auth Scheme now supports the ability to optionally 
diff --git a/packages/cli/generation/ir-generator/src/examples/validateTypeReferenceExample.ts b/packages/cli/generation/ir-generator/src/examples/validateTypeReferenceExample.ts
index 1c164a78e41..b2579b705e2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generation/ir-generator/src/examples/validateTypeReferenceExample.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/generation/ir-generator/src/examples/validateTypeReferenceExample.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const UUID_REGEX = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\b-[0-9a-fA
 
 const RFC_3339_DATE_REGEX = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/;
 
-const MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH = 16;
+const MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH = 128;
 
 export function validateTypeReferenceExample({
     rawTypeReference,