diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e428099..a995dbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 3.0.3
+`let g:AutoPairsVersion = 30062`
+
+## Changed
+* Enabled experimental autocmd by default; preparing for the eventual deprecation of it
+
 # 3.0.2
 `let g:AutoPairsVersion = 30061`
 
diff --git a/autoload/autopairs.vim b/autoload/autopairs.vim
index ec06ba5..173333f 100644
--- a/autoload/autopairs.vim
+++ b/autoload/autopairs.vim
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif
 " Current version; not representative of tags or real versions, but purely
 " meant as a number associated with the version. Semantic meaning on the first
 " digit will take place. See the documentation for more details.
-let g:AutoPairsVersion = 30061
+let g:AutoPairsVersion = 30062
 
 let s:save_cpo = &cpoptions
 set cpoptions&vim
diff --git a/autoload/autopairs/Variables.vim b/autoload/autopairs/Variables.vim
index 9f031eb..b483fa1 100644
--- a/autoload/autopairs/Variables.vim
+++ b/autoload/autopairs/Variables.vim
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fun! autopairs#Variables#_InitVariables()
 
     call s:define('g:AutoPairsReturnOnEmptyOnly', 1)
 
-    call s:define('g:AutoPairsExperimentalAutocmd', 0)
+    call s:define('g:AutoPairsExperimentalAutocmd', 1)
     call s:define('g:AutoPairsStringHandlingMode', 0)
     call s:define('g:AutoPairsSingleQuotePrefixGroup', '^|\W')