diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 8811f4b..e2110b2 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&params.varDebug, "debug", "d", false, "Enable debug mode")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&params.varUpdate, "update", "u", false, "Update binary with latest")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&params.varStrict, "strict", "s", false, "Strict matching")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&params.varExisting, "existing", "e", false, "Respect existing tags")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&params.varExisting, "existing", "e", true, "Respect existing tags")
 }
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 9465863..ebbc077 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 1
 force:
   major: 1
-  existing: false
+  existing: true
   strict: false
 wording:
   patch:
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ wording:
   major:
     - breaking
   release:
-    - release-candidate
\ No newline at end of file
+    - release-candidate