diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09c43a5..0d63e22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_license_template"></a> [license\_template](#input\_license\_template) | Use the name of the template without the extension. For example, 'mit' or 'mpl-2.0'. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_topics"></a> [topics](#input\_topics) | The list of topics of the repository. | `set(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_visibility"></a> [visibility](#input\_visibility) | Visibility of a project. Can be `public`, `private` or `internal` (GHE only). | `string` | `"public"` | no |
-| <a name="input_vulnerability_alerts"></a> [vulnerability\_alerts](#input\_vulnerability\_alerts) | Set to `true` to enable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies. | `bool` | `false` | no |
+| <a name="input_vulnerability_alerts"></a> [vulnerability\_alerts](#input\_vulnerability\_alerts) | Set to `false` to disable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9465a57..54ceaa5 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ variable "archive_on_destroy" {
 }
 
 variable "vulnerability_alerts" {
-  description = "Set to `true` to enable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies."
+  description = "Set to `false` to disable security alerts for vulnerable dependencies."
   type        = bool
-  default     = false
+  default     = true
 }
 
 variable "topics" {