diff --git a/prdoc/pr_8838.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_8838.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fb087f6fe41d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_8838.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: '`fatxpool`: fork aware transaction pool is now default'
+doc:
+- audience: Node Operator
+  description: This PR changes the default transaction pool to the fork aware implementation. The old implementation can be still used with `--pool-type=single-state` command line argument.
+crates:
+- name: sc-cli
+  bump: major
diff --git a/substrate/client/cli/src/params/transaction_pool_params.rs b/substrate/client/cli/src/params/transaction_pool_params.rs
index 9cf738f58b6b9..b4dc17f13b0dc 100644
--- a/substrate/client/cli/src/params/transaction_pool_params.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/cli/src/params/transaction_pool_params.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub struct TransactionPoolParams {
 	pub tx_ban_seconds: Option<u64>,
 
 	/// The type of transaction pool to be instantiated.
-	#[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t = TransactionPoolType::SingleState)]
+	#[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t = TransactionPoolType::ForkAware)]
 	pub pool_type: TransactionPoolType,
 }