diff --git a/src/Core/FormatFactorySettings.h b/src/Core/FormatFactorySettings.h
index 8b3ed4a56922..c9b515f83f5a 100644
--- a/src/Core/FormatFactorySettings.h
+++ b/src/Core/FormatFactorySettings.h
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ Set the quoting rule for identifiers in SHOW CREATE query
     DECLARE(IdentifierQuotingStyle, show_create_query_identifier_quoting_style, IdentifierQuotingStyle::Backticks, R"(
 Set the quoting style for identifiers in SHOW CREATE query
 )", 0) \
-    DECLARE(Bool, input_format_parquet_use_metadata_cache, false, R"(Enable parquet file metadata caching)", 1) \
+    DECLARE(Bool, input_format_parquet_use_metadata_cache, true, R"(Enable parquet file metadata caching)", 0) \
 // End of FORMAT_FACTORY_SETTINGS
 
 #define OBSOLETE_FORMAT_SETTINGS(M, ALIAS) \
diff --git a/src/Core/SettingsChangesHistory.cpp b/src/Core/SettingsChangesHistory.cpp
index 2f3f9c32f7d8..1ec6ac0090e0 100644
--- a/src/Core/SettingsChangesHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/SettingsChangesHistory.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ String ClickHouseVersion::toString() const
 static std::initializer_list<std::pair<ClickHouseVersion, SettingsChangesHistory::SettingsChanges>> settings_changes_history_initializer =
 {
     {"24.12.2.20000",
+        // Altinity Antalya modifications
         {
-            {"input_format_parquet_use_metadata_cache", false, false, "New setting"}, // https://github.com/Altinity/ClickHouse/pull/586
+            {"input_format_parquet_use_metadata_cache", true, true, "New setting, turned ON by default"}, // https://github.com/Altinity/ClickHouse/pull/586
         }
     },
     {"24.12",