diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5b8441b..0a162271 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
         "haskell.metadataURL": {
           "scope": "resource",
           "type": "string",
-          "default": "",
-          "description": "An optional URL to override where ghcup checks for tool download info (usually at: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/ghcup-metadata/master/ghcup-0.0.7.yaml)"
+          "default": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/ghcup-metadata/master/ghcup-vanilla-0.0.8.yaml",
+          "description": "An optional URL to override where ghcup checks for tool download info. We use the vanilla flavour to ensure the newest binaries are immediately available. Check the documentation at https://github.com/haskell/ghcup-metadata#using-the-metadata."
         },
         "haskell.releasesDownloadStoragePath": {
           "scope": "resource",
@@ -602,4 +602,4 @@
     "vscode-languageclient": "^7.0.0",
     "which": "^4.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}