diff --git a/.env.docker.example b/.env.docker.example
index 07695379a..34adca7a0 100644
--- a/.env.docker.example
+++ b/.env.docker.example
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ENABLE_CONFIG_CACHE="true"
 INSTANCE_DISCOVER_PUBLIC="true"
 
 # Media Configuration
-IMAGE_DRIVER=gd # vips, gd, imagick
+IMAGE_DRIVER=vips # vips, gd, imagick
 PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES="true"
 IMAGE_QUALITY="80"
 MAX_PHOTO_SIZE="15000"
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b812bd2d4..0c3ce2156 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ENABLE_CONFIG_CACHE="true"
 INSTANCE_DISCOVER_PUBLIC="true"
 
 # Media Configuration
-IMAGE_DRIVER=gd # vips, gd, imagick
+IMAGE_DRIVER=vips # vips, gd, imagick
 PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES="true"
 IMAGE_QUALITY="80"
 MAX_PHOTO_SIZE="15000"
diff --git a/config/image.php b/config/image.php
index 2df5066b3..f8ba7ad07 100644
--- a/config/image.php
+++ b/config/image.php
@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@ return [
     | Image Driver
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | Intervention Image supports “GD Library” and “Imagick” to process images
-    | internally. Depending on your PHP setup, you can choose one of them.
+    | Intervention Image supports "libvips", "GD Library" and "Imagick" to
+    | process images internally. Depending on your PHP setup, you can choose
+    | one of them. libvips is the default: it is significantly faster and uses
+    | far less memory than GD/Imagick, and has strong support for modern
+    | formats such as WebP and AVIF. It requires the php-vips extension and
+    | libvips to be installed (both ship in the official Pixelfed image).
     |
     | Included options:
+    |   - vips    = \Intervention\Image\Drivers\Vips\Driver::class
     |   - gd      = \Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver::class
     |   - imagick = \Intervention\Image\Drivers\Imagick\Driver::class
-    |   - vips    = \Intervention\Image\Drivers\vips\Driver::class
     |
     */
 
-    'driver' => env('IMAGE_DRIVER', 'gd'),
+    'driver' => env('IMAGE_DRIVER', 'vips'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------