diff --git a/hakyll.cabal b/hakyll.cabal
--- a/hakyll.cabal
+++ b/hakyll.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:    hakyll
-Version: 4.4.0.0
+Version: 4.4.1.0
 
 Synopsis: A static website compiler library
 Description:
diff --git a/src/Hakyll/Web/Pandoc.hs b/src/Hakyll/Web/Pandoc.hs
--- a/src/Hakyll/Web/Pandoc.hs
+++ b/src/Hakyll/Web/Pandoc.hs
@@ -131,4 +131,7 @@
     { -- This option causes literate haskell to be written using '>' marks in
       -- html, which I think is a good default.
       writerExtensions = S.insert Ext_literate_haskell (writerExtensions def)
+    , -- We want to have hightlighting by default, to be compatible with earlier
+      -- Hakyll releases
+      writerHighlight  = True
     }