diff --git a/ikiwiki.setup b/ikiwiki.setup
index dfaee62..a7ce062 100644
--- a/ikiwiki.setup
+++ b/ikiwiki.setup
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cgi_overload_message: ''
 # enable optimization of only refreshing committed changes?
 only_committed_changes: 0
 # rcs backend to use
-rcs: ''
+rcs: 'git'
 # plugins to add to the default configuration
 add_plugins:
 - goodstuff