diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/statsd_config.proto b/cmds/statsd/src/statsd_config.proto
index d3279715ad35e..d19147dab1d49 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/src/statsd_config.proto
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/statsd_config.proto
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ message CountMetric {
 
   repeated MetricStateLink state_link = 9;
 
-  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 11;
+  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 11 [default = true];
 
   optional FieldMatcher dimensions_in_condition = 7 [deprecated = true];
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ message DurationMetric {
 
   optional TimeUnit bucket = 7;
 
-  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 12;
+  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 12 [default = true];
 
   optional FieldMatcher dimensions_in_condition = 8 [deprecated = true];
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ message GaugeMetric {
 
   optional int32 max_pull_delay_sec = 13 [default = 30];
 
-  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 14;
+  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 14 [default = true];
 
   reserved 100;
   reserved 101;
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ message ValueMetric {
 
   optional int32 max_pull_delay_sec = 16 [default = 30];
 
-  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 17;
+  optional bool split_bucket_for_app_upgrade = 17 [default = true];
 
   optional FieldMatcher dimensions_in_condition = 9 [deprecated = true];