diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 99db5869..eedffd8b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Target architecture for Node to use. Examples: x86, x64. Will use system architecture by default.'
   check-latest:
     description: 'Set this option if you want the action to check for the latest available version that satisfies the version spec.'
-    default: false
+    default: True 
   registry-url:
     description: 'Optional registry to set up for auth. Will set the registry in a project level .npmrc and .yarnrc file, and set up auth to read in from env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN.'
   scope: