diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf79aa52..db15690d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@
 
 ### Go-IPLD-Prime
 
-`go-graphsync` relies on `go-ipld-prime` to traverse IPLD Selectors in an IPLD graph. `go-ipld-prime` implements the [IPLD specification](https://github.com/ipld/specs) in go and is an alternative to older implementations such as `go-ipld-format` and `go-ipld-cbor`. In order to use `go-graphsync`, some understanding and use of `go-ipld-prime` concepts is necessary. 
-
-If your existing library (i.e. `go-ipfs` or `go-filecoin`) uses these other older libraries, you can largely use go-graphsync without switching to `go-ipld-prime` across your codebase, but it will require some translations
+`go-graphsync` relies on `go-ipld-prime` to traverse IPLD Selectors in an IPLD graph. `go-ipld-prime` implements the [IPLD specification](https://ipld.io/specs/) in go and is an alternative to older implementations such as `go-ipld-format` and `go-ipld-cbor`. In order to use `go-graphsync`, some understanding and use of `go-ipld-prime` concepts is necessary. 
 
 ## Install
 
-`go-graphsync` requires Go >= 1.13 and can be installed using Go modules
+`go-graphsync` requires Go >= 1.19 and can be installed using Go modules
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -120,6 +118,27 @@ type ResponseProgress struct {
 
 The above provides both immediate and relevant metadata for matching nodes in a traversal, and is very similar to the information provided by a local IPLD selector traversal in `go-ipld-prime`
 
+## Production Configuration
+
+go-graphsync supports a number of configuration options. Each configuration option is documented in [the code](./impl/graphsync.go). The default configuration is not well setup for production clients or servers serving high traffic volumes. We supply a default set of "production defaults" that are more appropriately suited to this use case. You can use them as such:
+
+```golang
+import (
+  graphsync "github.com/ipfs/go-graphsync/impl"
+  gsnet "github.com/ipfs/go-graphsync/network"
+  ipld "github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime"
+)
+
+var ctx context.Context
+var host libp2p.Host
+var lsys ipld.LinkSystem
+
+network := gsnet.NewFromLibp2pHost(host)
+exchange := graphsync.New(ctx, network, lsys, graphsync.ProductionDefaults)
+```
+
+If you are running GraphSync in a production environment, it is recommended to take time to understand configuration settings and adjust them appropriately for your particular use case.
+
 ## Contribute
 
 PRs are welcome!
diff --git a/impl/graphsync.go b/impl/graphsync.go
index 0b1e036d..ac3c43af 100644
--- a/impl/graphsync.go
+++ b/impl/graphsync.go
@@ -200,6 +200,20 @@ func PanicCallback(callbackFn panics.CallBackFn) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// ProductionDefaults are a set of alternate defaults for clients and servers
+// with large resources that want to serve heavy loads
+var ProductionDefaults = func(gs *graphsyncConfigOptions) {
+	MaxInProgressIncomingRequests(200)(gs)
+	MaxInProgressOutgoingRequests(200)(gs)
+	MaxMemoryResponder(8 << 30)(gs)
+	MaxMemoryPerPeerResponder(32 << 20)(gs)
+	MaxInProgressIncomingRequestsPerPeer(20)(gs)
+	MessageSendRetries(2)(gs)
+	SendMessageTimeout(2 * time.Minute)(gs)
+	MaxLinksPerIncomingRequests(32 * (1 << 20))(gs)
+	MaxLinksPerOutgoingRequests(32 * (1 << 20))(gs)
+}
+
 // New creates a new GraphSync Exchange on the given network,
 // and the given link loader+storer.
 func New(parent context.Context, network gsnet.GraphSyncNetwork,