diff --git a/src/data/defaultFileProperties.yml b/src/data/defaultFileProperties.yml
index e619d0f4..1a3dda03 100644
--- a/src/data/defaultFileProperties.yml
+++ b/src/data/defaultFileProperties.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extensions:
   # Markdown extensions
   markdown:
     abbr: true
-    breaks: false
+    breaks: true
     deflist: true
     del: true
     fence: true
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extensions:
     typographer: true
     # Enable strict CommonMark:
     #abbr: false
+    #breaks: false
     #deflist: false
     #del: false
     #footnote: false
diff --git a/src/data/defaultSettings.yml b/src/data/defaultSettings.yml
index 8950e2ab..66493491 100644
--- a/src/data/defaultSettings.yml
+++ b/src/data/defaultSettings.yml
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ newFileContent: |
 newFileProperties: |
 #  extensions:
 #    markdown:
-#      breaks: true
+#      breaks: false