diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8263e58c6415bb39623c77d76bb9cb7a1f7a2ed3..9aaf952a9f34cfc9ea4fdb6d7f2894e4609bc0fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Upcoming version:
 -----------------
+  - minor coverage style improvements (Nikolaus Krismer)
   - fixing some issues related to StyleIsoNodes in geoserver (Nikolaus Krismer)
   - merged (Nikolaus Krismer)
   - version upgrade of apache-tomcat (Nikolaus Krismer)
diff --git a/conf/geoserver_style_coverage.sld b/conf/geoserver_style_coverage.sld
index 4734c2152eae9fb08b5c8a35ae96ae0b7c2b3dfa..a40bd93e87f7c4f418ad70c97af3b859b128ef60 100644
--- a/conf/geoserver_style_coverage.sld
+++ b/conf/geoserver_style_coverage.sld
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           <PolygonSymbolizer>
             <Fill>
               <CssParameter name="fill">#AAAAAA</CssParameter>
-              <CssParameter name="fill-opacity">0.5</CssParameter>
+              <CssParameter name="fill-opacity">0.7</CssParameter>
             </Fill>
             <Stroke>
               <CssParameter name="stroke">#000000</CssParameter>