diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1204c3bd857..b93693c9d47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ release includes significant breaking changes.
 
 **Upgrading from previous beta builds of `influxd` is not supported**
 
-In order to continue using `influxd` betas, users will be required to move all existing 
-data out of their `~/.influxdbv2` (or equivalent) path, including `influxd.bolt`. This 
+In order to continue using `influxd` betas, users will be required to move all existing
+data out of their `~/.influxdbv2` (or equivalent) path, including `influxd.bolt`. This
 means all existing dashboards, tasks, integrations, alerts, users and tokens will need to
 be recreated. The `influx export all` command may be used to export and re-import most
 of this data.
 
-At this time, there is no tooling to convert existing time series data from previous 
+At this time, there is no tooling to convert existing time series data from previous
 beta releases. If data from a prior beta release is found, `influxd` will refuse to start.
 
-We have also changed the default port of InfluxDB from 9999 back to 8086. If you still would like 
+We have also changed the default port of InfluxDB from 9999 back to 8086. If you still would like
 to run on port 9999, you can start influxd with the `--http-bind-address` option. You will also
 need to update any InfluxDB CLI config profiles with the new port number.
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ need to update any InfluxDB CLI config profiles with the new port number.
 1. [19506](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/19506): Add TSM 1.x storage options as flags
 1. [19508](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/19508): Add subset of InfluxQL coordinator options as flags
 1. [19457](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/19457): Add ability to export resources by name via the CLI
+1. [19640](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/19640): Turn on Community Templates
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/flags.yml b/flags.yml
index f14edbdaddd..bc0e95db126 100644
--- a/flags.yml
+++ b/flags.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 - name: Community Templates
   description: Replace current template uploading functionality with community driven templates
   key: communityTemplates
-  default: false
+  default: true
   expose: true
-  contact: Bucky, Johnny Steenbergen (Berg)
+  contact: Bucky
   lifetime: permanent
 
 - name: Frontend Example
diff --git a/kit/feature/list.go b/kit/feature/list.go
index d381bd57759..b03fb6f649b 100644
--- a/kit/feature/list.go
+++ b/kit/feature/list.go
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func BackendExample() BoolFlag {
 var communityTemplates = MakeBoolFlag(
 	"Community Templates",
 	"communityTemplates",
-	"Bucky, Johnny Steenbergen (Berg)",
-	false,
+	"Bucky",
+	true,
 	Permanent,
 	true,
 )