diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index 2fb6ce9..c66d6f0 100755
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export KERL_VERSION="${ASDF_KERL_VERSION:-2.6.0}"
+export KERL_VERSION="${ASDF_KERL_VERSION:-4.0.0}"
 
 handle_failure() {
     function=$1