diff --git a/downloads/migrations/0013_alter_release_content_markup_type.py b/downloads/migrations/0013_alter_release_content_markup_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d896c1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/downloads/migrations/0013_alter_release_content_markup_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.25 on 2025-11-01 21:19
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('downloads', '0012_alter_release_version'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='release',
+            name='content_markup_type',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('', '--'), ('html', 'HTML'), ('plain', 'Plain'), ('markdown', 'Markdown'), ('restructuredtext', 'Restructured Text')], default='markdown', max_length=30),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/downloads/models.py b/downloads/models.py
index aa929855d..3217dec50 100644
--- a/downloads/models.py
+++ b/downloads/models.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from .managers import ReleaseManager
 
 
-DEFAULT_MARKUP_TYPE = getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_MARKUP_TYPE', 'restructuredtext')
+DEFAULT_MARKUP_TYPE = getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_MARKUP_TYPE', 'markdown')
 
 
 class OS(ContentManageable, NameSlugModel):