diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 026218e8..e58cd01f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - **[Breaking]** Drop Ruby `3.0` support according to the EOL schedule.
 - [Enhancement] Extract producers tracking `sync_threshold` into an internal config.
 - [Enhancement] Support complex Pro license loading strategies (Pro).
+- [Enhancement] Change default `retention.ms` for the metrics topic to support Redpanda Cloud defaults (#450).
 - [Enhancement] Include subscription group id in the consumers error tracking metadata.
 - [Enhancement] Collect metadata details of low level client errors when error tracking.
 - [Enhancement] Collect metadata details of low level listener errors when error tracking.
diff --git a/lib/karafka/web/management/actions/create_topics.rb b/lib/karafka/web/management/actions/create_topics.rb
index 2a200920..2ffe4b48 100644
--- a/lib/karafka/web/management/actions/create_topics.rb
+++ b/lib/karafka/web/management/actions/create_topics.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def call(replication_factor)
                 replication_factor,
                 {
                   'cleanup.policy': 'compact',
-                  'retention.ms': 60 * 60 * 1_000, # 1h
+                  'retention.ms': 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000, # 1 day
                   'segment.ms': 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000, # 1 day
                   'segment.bytes': 104_857_600 # 100MB
                 }