diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 078c62331..a023c37b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
   <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>GBIF Registry Parent</name>
   <description>GBIF Registry project</description>
 
diff --git a/registry-cli/pom.xml b/registry-cli/pom.xml
index b7c853566..391154518 100644
--- a/registry-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>registry-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/registry-directory/pom.xml b/registry-directory/pom.xml
index 6d4aac988..529b6f64a 100644
--- a/registry-directory/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-directory/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-doi/pom.xml b/registry-doi/pom.xml
index 7db13a938..a2a1e3da0 100644
--- a/registry-doi/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-doi/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-domain/pom.xml b/registry-domain/pom.xml
index e2252285f..ec473d1b4 100644
--- a/registry-domain/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-domain/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-events/pom.xml b/registry-events/pom.xml
index 49777d852..d5ff9fabf 100644
--- a/registry-events/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-events/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-examples/pom.xml b/registry-examples/pom.xml
index edfc91e50..4bcd8a92e 100644
--- a/registry-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-examples/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>registry-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/registry-identity/pom.xml b/registry-identity/pom.xml
index dd55b21f0..10bb8dbbf 100644
--- a/registry-identity/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-identity/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-integration-tests/pom.xml b/registry-integration-tests/pom.xml
index c00d6e4aa..76d85aaee 100644
--- a/registry-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/it/DatasetIT.java b/registry-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/it/DatasetIT.java
index 0a85c1685..0bad6a910 100644
--- a/registry-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/it/DatasetIT.java
+++ b/registry-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/it/DatasetIT.java
@@ -1164,6 +1164,18 @@ public void testListByType(ServiceType serviceType) {
     assertResultsOfSize(service.listByType(DatasetType.SAMPLING_EVENT, new PagingRequest()), 4);
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @EnumSource(ServiceType.class)
+  public void testListLimits(ServiceType serviceType) {
+    DatasetService service = (DatasetService) getService(serviceType);
+
+    // test high limit
+    DatasetRequestSearchParams searchParams = new DatasetRequestSearchParams();
+    searchParams.setLimit(301);
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.list(searchParams));
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.listDeleted(searchParams));
+  }
+
   @ParameterizedTest
   @EnumSource(ServiceType.class)
   public void testList(ServiceType serviceType) {
diff --git a/registry-mail/pom.xml b/registry-mail/pom.xml
index d7e38315f..85cf2b77b 100644
--- a/registry-mail/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-mail/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-messaging/pom.xml b/registry-messaging/pom.xml
index 0e0c72344..fe9074421 100644
--- a/registry-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-oaipmh/pom.xml b/registry-oaipmh/pom.xml
index 9da60ebec..7ca2983ba 100644
--- a/registry-oaipmh/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-oaipmh/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-persistence/pom.xml b/registry-persistence/pom.xml
index 33adffb44..0e837a3e6 100644
--- a/registry-persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-persistence/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-pipelines/pom.xml b/registry-pipelines/pom.xml
index b3b40f784..877b8c73a 100644
--- a/registry-pipelines/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-pipelines/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-search/pom.xml b/registry-search/pom.xml
index 3a6f80bb0..424bddddf 100644
--- a/registry-search/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-search/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-security/pom.xml b/registry-security/pom.xml
index 54c85081e..7dbde9d11 100644
--- a/registry-security/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-security/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-service/pom.xml b/registry-service/pom.xml
index 86adf0bf6..066f4829d 100644
--- a/registry-service/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-service/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-surety/pom.xml b/registry-surety/pom.xml
index 1bcab91f8..3321f079c 100644
--- a/registry-surety/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-surety/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-ws-client/pom.xml b/registry-ws-client/pom.xml
index 1083542c4..299fced25 100644
--- a/registry-ws-client/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-ws-client/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/registry-ws/pom.xml b/registry-ws/pom.xml
index b1d377005..c0f42c492 100644
--- a/registry-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/registry-ws/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.gbif.registry</groupId>
     <artifactId>registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.94.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.94.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>registry-ws</artifactId>
   <name>GBIF Registry Webservices</name>
diff --git a/registry-ws/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/resources/DatasetResource.java b/registry-ws/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/resources/DatasetResource.java
index 53542061f..d2a510493 100644
--- a/registry-ws/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/resources/DatasetResource.java
+++ b/registry-ws/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/ws/resources/DatasetResource.java
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ private PagingResponse<Dataset> listInternal(
       request = new DatasetRequestSearchParams();
     }
 
+    // A high limit might cause outages due to the high amount of data to be loaded
+    if (request.getPage().getLimit() > 300) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The maximum limit allowed is 300");
+    }
+
     DatasetListParams listParams =
         DatasetListParams.builder()
             .query(parseQuery(request.getQ()))