diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 085b631..18c4e3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildscript {
     repositories { jcenter() }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-dependency-recommender:3.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-dependency-recommender:3.4.0'
     }
 }
 
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ dependencies {
 
 Transitive dependencies interact with the plugin in different ways depending on which of two available strategies is selected.
 
-#### 5.4.1.  `OverrideTransitives` Strategy (default)
+#### 5.4.1.  `ConflictResolved` Strategy (default)
 
-In the following example version `commons-logging:commons-logging:1.0` is selected even though `commons-logging` is not explicitly mentioned in dependencies. This would not work with the ConflictResolved strategy:
+Consider the following example with dependencies on `commons-configuration` and `commons-logging`.  `commons-configuration:1.6` depends on `commons-logging:1.1.1`.  In this case, the transitive dependency on `commons-logging` via `commons-configuration` is conflict resolved against the recommended version of 1.0.  Normal Gradle conflict resolution selects 1.1.1.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencyRecommendations {
-   strategy OverrideTransitives // this is the default, so this line is NOT necessary
+   strategy ConflictResolved
    map recommendations: ['commons-logging:commons-logging': '1.0']
 }
 
@@ -242,26 +242,26 @@ dependencies {
 }
 ```
 
-#### 5.4.2.  `ConflictResolved` Strategy
-
-Consider the following example with dependencies on `commons-configuration` and `commons-logging`.  `commons-configuration:1.6` depends on `commons-logging:1.1.1`.  In this case, the transitive dependency on `commons-logging` via `commons-configuration` is conflict resolved against the recommended version of 1.0.  Normal Gradle conflict resolution selects 1.1.1.
+However, if we have a first-order recommendation eligible dependency on `commons-logging`, 1.0 will be selected.
 
 ```groovy
-dependencyRecommendations {
-   strategy ConflictResolved
-   map recommendations: ['commons-logging:commons-logging': '1.0']
-}
-
 dependencies {
-   compile 'commons-configuration:commons-configuration:1.6'
+   compile 'commons-configuration:commons-logging'
 }
 ```
 
-However, if we have a first-order recommendation eligible dependency on `commons-logging`, 1.0 will be selected.
+#### 5.4.2.  `OverrideTransitives` Strategy
+
+In the following example version `commons-logging:commons-logging:1.0` is selected even though `commons-logging` is not explicitly mentioned in dependencies. This would not work with the ConflictResolved strategy:
 
 ```groovy
+dependencyRecommendations {
+   strategy OverrideTransitives // this is the default, so this line is NOT necessary
+   map recommendations: ['commons-logging:commons-logging': '1.0']
+}
+
 dependencies {
-   compile 'commons-configuration:commons-logging'
+   compile 'commons-configuration:commons-configuration:1.6'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/provider/RecommendationProviderContainer.java b/src/main/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/provider/RecommendationProviderContainer.java
index 9670fdf..f0a9373 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/provider/RecommendationProviderContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/provider/RecommendationProviderContainer.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 public class RecommendationProviderContainer extends DefaultNamedDomainObjectList<RecommendationProvider> {
 
     private Project project;
-    private RecommendationStrategies strategy = RecommendationStrategies.OverrideTransitives;
+    private RecommendationStrategies strategy = RecommendationStrategies.ConflictResolved;
     
     // Make strategies available without import
     public static final RecommendationStrategies OverrideTransitives = RecommendationStrategies.OverrideTransitives;
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/RecommendationProviderContainerSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/RecommendationProviderContainerSpec.groovy
index 7ce7552..d641009 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/RecommendationProviderContainerSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/netflix/nebula/dependency/recommender/RecommendationProviderContainerSpec.groovy
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class RecommendationProviderContainerSpec extends Specification {
     def 'transitive dependency versions are overriden by recommendations with OverrideTransitives strategy'() {
         setup:
         project.dependencyRecommendations {
+            strategy OverrideTransitives
             map recommendations: ['commons-logging:commons-logging': '1.1']
         }