diff --git a/17/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/setup/upgrading/version-specific/README.md b/17/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/setup/upgrading/version-specific/README.md
index 0cb88cb46b4..165e29e52a5 100644
--- a/17/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/setup/upgrading/version-specific/README.md
+++ b/17/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/setup/upgrading/version-specific/README.md
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ For more details on this update see the following PR: [#20021](https://github.co
 
 See also this announcement: [#27](https://github.com/umbraco/Announcements/issues/27).
 
+**HTTPS is enabled by default**
+
+The default value of the `UseHttps` configuration in [Global Settings](../../../../reference/configuration/globalsettings.md) has been changed from `false` to `true`.
+
+If you _need_ to run Umbraco without HTTPS, make sure to update `appsettings.json` accordingly.
+
 **Updated dependencies**
 
 As is usual for a major upgrade, Umbraco’s dependencies have been updated to their latest compatible versions.
diff --git a/17/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/globalsettings.md b/17/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/globalsettings.md
index f1b8b23743c..4d989ec2b90 100644
--- a/17/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/globalsettings.md
+++ b/17/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/globalsettings.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The following snippet contains all the available options, with default values, a
       "TimeOut": "00:20:00",
       "DefaultUILanguage": "en-US",
       "HideTopLevelNodeFromPath": true,
-      "UseHttps": false,
+      "UseHttps": true,
       "VersionCheckPeriod": 7,
       "IconsPath": "~/umbraco/assets/icons",
       "UmbracoCssPath": "~/css",
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ If you are running multiple sites, you don't want the top level node in your URL
 ### Use https
 
 Key: `UseHttps`
-Type: `bool` (default: `false`)
+Type: `bool` (default: `true`)
 
 Makes sure that all of the requests in the backoffice are called over HTTPS instead of HTTP when set to true.