diff --git a/bitpoll/poll/migrations/0020_alter_poll_allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes.py b/bitpoll/poll/migrations/0020_alter_poll_allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..001bc89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitpoll/poll/migrations/0020_alter_poll_allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.1 on 2024-02-05 15:47
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('poll', '0019_alter_choice_id_alter_choicevalue_id_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='poll',
+            name='allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bitpoll/poll/models.py b/bitpoll/poll/models.py
index 531c8871..8aa25bbb 100644
--- a/bitpoll/poll/models.py
+++ b/bitpoll/poll/models.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Poll(models.Model):
     show_results = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=POLL_RESULTS, default="complete")
     send_mail = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     one_vote_per_user = models.BooleanField(default=True)
-    allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    allow_unauthenticated_vote_changes = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     allow_comments = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     show_invitations = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     timezone_name = models.CharField(max_length=40, default="Europe/Berlin", validators=[validate_timezone])