diff --git a/Network/Gravatar.hs b/Network/Gravatar.hs
--- a/Network/Gravatar.hs
+++ b/Network/Gravatar.hs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     , gDefault      = Nothing
     , gForceDefault = ForceDefault False
     , gRating       = Nothing
-    , gScheme       = Http
+    , gScheme       = Https
     }
 
 -- | Return the avatar for the given email using the provided options
diff --git a/gravatar.cabal b/gravatar.cabal
--- a/gravatar.cabal
+++ b/gravatar.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                gravatar
-version:             0.6
+version:             0.7
 description:         Look up gravatar image urls by email address
 synopsis:            Look up gravatar image urls by email address
 homepage:            http://github.com/pbrisbin/gravatar