diff --git a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
index 0b40141613..756591d77b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protocol.version::
 	If set, clients will attempt to communicate with a server
 	using the specified protocol version.  If the server does
 	not support it, communication falls back to version 0.
-	If unset, the default is `0`.
+	If unset, the default is `2`.
 	Supported versions:
 +
 --
diff --git a/protocol.c b/protocol.c
index d390391eba..803bef5c87 100644
--- a/protocol.c
+++ b/protocol.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum protocol_version get_protocol_version_config(void)
 		return env;
 	}
 
-	return protocol_v0;
+	return protocol_v2;
 }
 
 enum protocol_version determine_protocol_version_server(void)