diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 297c9a6..96959af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ Sometimes, there are workflows that you do not want to run twice at the same tim
 Therefore, `skip-duplicate-actions` provides the following options to skip a workflow-run if the same workflow is already running:
 
 - **Always skip:** This is useful if you have a workflow that you never want to run twice at the same time.
-  In contrast to the [cancel_others](#cancel-outdated-workflow-runs) option, this option allows older runs to finish.
 - **Only skip same content:** For example, this can be useful if a workflow has both a `push` and a `pull_request` trigger, or if you push a tag right after pushing a commit.
 - **Only skip outdated runs:** For example, this can be useful for skip-checks that are not at the beginning of a job.
-  In contrast to the [cancel_others](#cancel-outdated-workflow-runs) option, this option skips at pre-defined places instead of cancelling at arbitrary places.
 - **Never skip:** This disables the concurrent skipping functionality, but still lets you use all other options like duplicate skipping.
 
 ## Skip ignored paths
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ Default `[]`.
 
 ### `cancel_others`
 
-If true, then workflow-runs from outdated commits will be cancelled. Default `true`.
+If true, then workflow-runs from outdated commits will be cancelled. Default `false`.
 
 ### `skip_after_successful_duplicate`
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 330bec7..79fb350 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ inputs:
   cancel_others:
     description: 'If true, then workflow-runs from outdated commits will be cancelled'
     required: false
-    default: 'true'
+    default: 'false'
   skip_after_successful_duplicate:
     description: 'If true, skip if an already finished duplicate run can be found'
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 5091d06..0a0c81d 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9972,7 +9972,7 @@ async function main() {
         core.warning(`Failed to fetch the required workflow information`);
         exitSuccess({ shouldSkip: false });
     }
-    const cancelOthers = getBooleanInput('cancel_others', true);
+    const cancelOthers = getBooleanInput('cancel_others', false);
     if (cancelOthers) {
         await cancelOutdatedRuns(context);
     }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index df2c27d..d07c1b1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async function main() {
     exitSuccess({shouldSkip: false});
   }
 
-  const cancelOthers = getBooleanInput('cancel_others', true);
+  const cancelOthers = getBooleanInput('cancel_others', false);
   if (cancelOthers) {
     await cancelOutdatedRuns(context);
   }