diff --git a/defaults/main/1_main.yml b/defaults/main/1_main.yml
index 677c31d..d6e65b5 100644
--- a/defaults/main/1_main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main/1_main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ force_update: false
 
 # default config => is overwritten by provided config
 defaults_haproxy:
-  version: '2.8'
+  version: '3.1'
   frontends: {}
   backends: {}
   waf: {}