diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afe5711e8..fa353dfd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ Please make sure to read the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/vuejs/core/
 
 Thank you to all the people who already contributed to Vue!
 
-<a href="https://github.com/vuejs/core/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://opencollective.com/vuejs/contributors.svg?width=890" /></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/vuejs/core/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://opencollective.com/vuejs/contributors.svg?width=890&limit=500" /></a>
+
+<sub>_Note: Showing the first 500 contributors only due to GitHub image size limitations_</sub>
 
 ## License