diff --git a/BREAKING-CHANGES-EXAMPLES.md b/BREAKING-CHANGES-EXAMPLES.md
index 4141662c..f0748f4a 100644
--- a/BREAKING-CHANGES-EXAMPLES.md
+++ b/BREAKING-CHANGES-EXAMPLES.md
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ These examples are automatically generated from unit tests.
 [decreasing minLength value of request parameter](checker/check-request-parameters-min-length-updated_test.go?plain=1#L34)  
 [decreasing minimum value of request parameter](checker/check-request-parameters-min-updated_test.go?plain=1#L33)  
 [decreasing minimum value of request property](checker/check-request-property-min-updated_test.go?plain=1#L34)  
+[decreasing request body maximum value](checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go?plain=1#L91)  
 [decreasing request property maximum value](checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go?plain=1#L11)  
 [deprecating an operation with sunset greater than min](checker/checker_not_breaking_test.go?plain=1#L199)  
 [increasing max length of request body](checker/check-request-property-max-length-updated_test.go?plain=1#L11)  
diff --git a/checker/check-request-property-max-updated.go b/checker/check-request-property-max-updated.go
index 39a23f95..98c99303 100644
--- a/checker/check-request-property-max-updated.go
+++ b/checker/check-request-property-max-updated.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func RequestPropertyMaxDecreasedCheck(diffReport *diff.Diff, operationsSources *
 						} else {
 							result = append(result, ApiChange{
 								Id:          "request-body-max-increased",
-								Level:       ERR,
+								Level:       INFO,
 								Text:        fmt.Sprintf(config.i18n("request-body-max-increased"), ColorizedValue(maxDiff.From), ColorizedValue(maxDiff.To)),
 								Operation:   operation,
 								OperationId: operationItem.Revision.OperationID,
diff --git a/checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go b/checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go
index a301e68e..e16dc3b9 100644
--- a/checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go
+++ b/checker/check-request-property-max-updated_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ func TestRequestBodyMaxIncreasingCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	max := float64(20)
-	s2.Spec.Paths["/pets"].Post.RequestBody.Value.Content["application/json"].Schema.Value.Properties["name"].Value.Max = &max
+	newMax := float64(25)
+	s1.Spec.Paths["/pets"].Post.RequestBody.Value.Content["application/json"].Schema.Value.Max = &max
+	s2.Spec.Paths["/pets"].Post.RequestBody.Value.Content["application/json"].Schema.Value.Max = &newMax
 
 	d, osm, err := diff.GetWithOperationsSourcesMap(getConfig(), s1, s2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -76,9 +78,37 @@ func TestRequestBodyMaxIncreasingCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	errs := checker.CheckBackwardCompatibilityUntilLevel(singleCheckConfig(checker.RequestPropertyMaxDecreasedCheck), d, osm, checker.INFO)
 	require.Len(t, errs, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, checker.ApiChange{
-		Id:          "request-property-max-increased",
+		Id:          "request-body-max-increased",
 		Level:       checker.INFO,
-		Text:        "the 'name' request property's max was increased from '15.00' to '20.00'",
+		Text:        "the request's body max was increased from '20.00' to '25.00'",
+		Operation:   "POST",
+		Path:        "/pets",
+		Source:      "../data/checker/request_property_max_decreased_base.yaml",
+		OperationId: "addPet",
+	}, errs[0])
+}
+
+// CL: decreasing request body maximum value
+func TestRequestBodyMaxDecreasedCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	s1, err := open("../data/checker/request_property_max_decreased_base.yaml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s2, err := open("../data/checker/request_property_max_decreased_base.yaml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	max := float64(25)
+	newMax := float64(20)
+	s1.Spec.Paths["/pets"].Post.RequestBody.Value.Content["application/json"].Schema.Value.Max = &max
+	s2.Spec.Paths["/pets"].Post.RequestBody.Value.Content["application/json"].Schema.Value.Max = &newMax
+
+	d, osm, err := diff.GetWithOperationsSourcesMap(getConfig(), s1, s2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	errs := checker.CheckBackwardCompatibilityUntilLevel(singleCheckConfig(checker.RequestPropertyMaxDecreasedCheck), d, osm, checker.INFO)
+	require.Len(t, errs, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, checker.ApiChange{
+		Id:          "request-body-max-decreased",
+		Level:       checker.ERR,
+		Text:        "the request's body max was decreased to '20.00'",
 		Operation:   "POST",
 		Path:        "/pets",
 		Source:      "../data/checker/request_property_max_decreased_base.yaml",