diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-unauth-expiration.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-unauth-expiration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..107069f3b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-unauth-expiration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Bump unauthenticated session time from 1 hour to 2 hours
+merge_request: 21453
+author:
+type: other
diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index 9ad55e21d11..ab351b86cae 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Settings.gitlab['default_projects_features'] ||= {}
 Settings.gitlab['webhook_timeout'] ||= 10
 Settings.gitlab['max_attachment_size'] ||= 10
 Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] ||= 10080
-Settings.gitlab['unauthenticated_session_expire_delay'] ||= 1.hour.to_i
+Settings.gitlab['unauthenticated_session_expire_delay'] ||= 2.hours.to_i
 Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['issues']             = true if Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['issues'].nil?
 Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['merge_requests']     = true if Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['merge_requests'].nil?
 Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['wiki']               = true if Settings.gitlab.default_projects_features['wiki'].nil?