diff --git a/docs/settings.md b/docs/settings.md
index 46f9f43..1efe15d 100644
--- a/docs/settings.md
+++ b/docs/settings.md
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 
 Use the Go language server "gopls" from Google for powering language features like code navigation, completion, refactoring, formatting & diagnostics.
 
-Default: `false`
+Default: `true`
 ### `go.vetFlags`
 
 Flags to pass to `go tool vet` (e.g. ["-all", "-shadow"])
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 720b688..44e9285 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "go",
   "displayName": "Go",
-  "version": "0.21.0-dev",
+  "version": "0.22.0-dev",
   "preview": true,
   "publisher": "golang",
   "description": "Rich Go language support for Visual Studio Code",
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@
         },
         "go.useLanguageServer": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
+          "default": true,
           "description": "Use the Go language server \"gopls\" from Google for powering language features like code navigation, completion, refactoring, formatting & diagnostics."
         },
         "go.languageServerFlags": {