diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c57bf37e6..b619b8600 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Make the UART config to ESP-IDF  C config reusable outside the UART driver (for OpenThread)
 - Re-use the SPI config struct of the SPI driver (for OpenThread)
 - Add a `usb_serial` peripheral to the `Peripherals` struct for MCUs that do support the USB-serial-jtag peripheral (#503)
+- UART default baud rate changed from 19'200 to 115'200
 
 ### Added
 - Docs: Add some docstrings for ADC module. (#455)
diff --git a/src/uart.rs b/src/uart.rs
index f019ef487..c2aca674d 100644
--- a/src/uart.rs
+++ b/src/uart.rs
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ pub mod config {
         pub const fn new() -> Config {
             Config {
                 mode: Mode::UART,
-                baudrate: Hertz(19_200),
+                baudrate: Hertz(115_200),
                 data_bits: DataBits::DataBits8,
                 parity: Parity::ParityNone,
                 stop_bits: StopBits::STOP1,