diff --git a/src/Configuration/Parser/GeneralParser.php b/src/Configuration/Parser/GeneralParser.php
index d1c873a68..5beb33e26 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/Parser/GeneralParser.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/Parser/GeneralParser.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected function getDefaultConfig(): array
             'sitename' => 'Default Bolt site',
             'records_per_page' => 10,
             'records_on_dashboard' => 5,
-            'theme' => 'base-2019',
+            'theme' => 'base-2020',
             'listing_template' => 'listing.html.twig',
             'listing_records' => '5',
             'listing_sort' => 'datepublish DESC',