diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
index 2f32cf6b58..472071aa97 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ enum
 };
 
 #define  DEFAULT_DOCTYPE                 GST_MATROSKA_DOCTYPE_MATROSKA
-#define  DEFAULT_DOCTYPE_VERSION         1
+#define  DEFAULT_DOCTYPE_VERSION         2
 #define  DEFAULT_WRITING_APP             "GStreamer Matroska muxer"
 #define  DEFAULT_MIN_INDEX_INTERVAL      0