diff --git a/repmgr.control b/repmgr.control
index 9fe64006..53572939 100644
--- a/repmgr.control
+++ b/repmgr.control
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # repmgr extension
 comment = 'Replication manager for PostgreSQL'
-default_version = '5.4'
+default_version = '5.5'
 module_pathname = '$libdir/repmgr'
 relocatable = false
 schema = repmgr