diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
index 19d6402..4efa537 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '8.0'
+          php-version: '8.1'
           coverage: none
 
       - name: Install composer dependencies
diff --git a/config/persona.php b/config/persona.php
index df36aaf..4f13ddc 100644
--- a/config/persona.php
+++ b/config/persona.php
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
         //     'permissions' => ['*'],
         // ],
     ],
+
+    'default_role' => null,
 ];
diff --git a/database/migrations/create_persona_table.php.stub b/database/migrations/create_persona_table.php.stub
index 959b4ba..64c0746 100644
--- a/database/migrations/create_persona_table.php.stub
+++ b/database/migrations/create_persona_table.php.stub
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
     public function up()
     {
         Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->string('role')->nullable();
+            $table->string('role')->nullable()->default(config('persona.default_role'));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/RoleTest.php b/tests/RoleTest.php
index 2f25e37..b56f71b 100644
--- a/tests/RoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/RoleTest.php
@@ -17,3 +17,18 @@
 
     expect($user->hasPermission('non-existing-permission'))->toBe(false);
 });
+
+test('a default role can be set', function () {
+    $user = UserWithRole::forceCreate([
+        'name' => 'Test User',
+        'email' => 'test@example.com',
+        'password' => 'test',
+        'role' => 'cashier',
+    ]);
+
+    expect($user->role)->toBe('cashier');
+    expect($user->hasRole('cashier'))->toBe(true);
+    expect($user->hasRole('owner'))->toBe(false);
+    expect($user->name)->toBe('Test User');
+    expect($user->email)->toBe('test@example.com');
+});
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 5d25ef4..d322f78 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
                 ],
             ],
         ]);
+
+        config()->set('persona.default_role', 'cashier');
     }
 
     protected function setUpDatabase()