diff --git a/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json b/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
index 5891fff5..d8aff862 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
+++ b/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
             "17",
             "18"
         ],
-        "default_version": "17"
+        "default_version": "18"
     },
     "gcc": {
         "versions": [