diff --git a/.circleci/soltest_all.sh b/.circleci/soltest_all.sh
index 5a5449a94..b3544a08c 100755
--- a/.circleci/soltest_all.sh
+++ b/.circleci/soltest_all.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ REPODIR="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")"/..)"
 source "${REPODIR}/scripts/common.sh"
 
 EVM_VALUES=(homestead byzantium constantinople petersburg istanbul berlin london paris)
-DEFAULT_EVM=london
+DEFAULT_EVM=paris
 [[ " ${EVM_VALUES[*]} " =~ $DEFAULT_EVM ]]
 OPTIMIZE_VALUES=(0 1)
 
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 362be6d1f..a1ff633ea 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Compiler Features:
  * Commandline Interface: Add `--no-cbor-metadata` that skips CBOR metadata from getting appended at the end of the bytecode.
  * EVM: Deprecate ``block.difficulty`` and disallow ``difficulty()`` in inline assembly for EVM versions >= paris. The change is due to the renaming introduced by [EIP-4399](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4399).
  * EVM: Introduce ``block.prevrandao`` in Solidity and ``prevrandao()`` in inline assembly for EVM versions >= paris.
+ * EVM: Set the default EVM version to "Paris".
  * EVM: Support for the EVM version "Paris".
  * Natspec: Add event Natspec inheritance for devdoc.
  * Standard JSON: Add a boolean field `settings.metadata.appendCBOR` that skips CBOR metadata from getting appended at the end of the bytecode.
diff --git a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
index fca81760c..c186fa25e 100644
--- a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
+++ b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ at each version. Backward compatibility is not guaranteed between each version.
    - Gas costs for ``SLOAD``, ``*CALL``, ``BALANCE``, ``EXT*`` and ``SELFDESTRUCT`` increased. The
      compiler assumes cold gas costs for such operations. This is relevant for gas estimation and
      the optimizer.
-- ``london`` (**default**)
+- ``london``
    - The block's base fee (`EIP-3198 <https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3198>`_ and `EIP-1559 <https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1559>`_) can be accessed via the global ``block.basefee`` or ``basefee()`` in inline assembly.
-- ``paris``
-   - No changes, however the semantics of the ``difficulty`` value have changed (see `EIP-4399 <https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4399>`_).
+- ``paris`` (**default**)
+   - Introduces ``prevrandao()`` and ``block.prevrandao``, and changes the semantics of the ``block.difficulty``, disallowing ``difficulty()`` in inline assembly (see `EIP-4399 <https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4399>`_).
 
 .. index:: ! standard JSON, ! --standard-json
 .. _compiler-api:
diff --git a/liblangutil/EVMVersion.h b/liblangutil/EVMVersion.h
index f985b4aff..aa23ea6ee 100644
--- a/liblangutil/EVMVersion.h
+++ b/liblangutil/EVMVersion.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
 
 	EVMVersion(Version _version): m_version(_version) {}
 
-	Version m_version = Version::London;
+	Version m_version = Version::Paris;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/scripts/tests.sh b/scripts/tests.sh
index c9a747134..2be31eec0 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.sh
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ do
     for vm in $EVM_VERSIONS
     do
         FORCE_ABIV1_RUNS="no"
-        if [[ "$vm" == "london" ]]
+        if [[ "$vm" == "paris" ]]
         then
-            FORCE_ABIV1_RUNS="no yes" # run both in london
+            FORCE_ABIV1_RUNS="no yes" # run both in paris
         fi
         for abiv1 in $FORCE_ABIV1_RUNS
         do
diff --git a/test/externalTests/common.sh b/test/externalTests/common.sh
index 144c68a89..b6a85c1e3 100644
--- a/test/externalTests/common.sh
+++ b/test/externalTests/common.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -e
 
 # Requires $REPO_ROOT to be defined and "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/common.sh" to be included before.
 
-CURRENT_EVM_VERSION=london
+CURRENT_EVM_VERSION=paris
 
 AVAILABLE_PRESETS=(
     legacy-no-optimize
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp b/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
index 61b28b11e..d2eeedd91 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(evm_version)
 	BOOST_CHECK(result["contracts"]["fileA"]["A"]["metadata"].asString().find("\"evmVersion\":\"paris\"") != string::npos);
 	// test default
 	result = compile(inputForVersion(""));
-	BOOST_CHECK(result["contracts"]["fileA"]["A"]["metadata"].asString().find("\"evmVersion\":\"london\"") != string::npos);
+	BOOST_CHECK(result["contracts"]["fileA"]["A"]["metadata"].asString().find("\"evmVersion\":\"paris\"") != string::npos);
 	// test invalid
 	result = compile(inputForVersion("\"evmVersion\": \"invalid\","));
 	BOOST_CHECK(result["errors"][0]["message"].asString() == "Invalid EVM version requested.");