diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
index 506737c93d0..44170295fa2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class GraphiteDatasource extends DataSourceApi<GraphiteQuery, GraphiteOpt
     this.basicAuth = instanceSettings.basicAuth;
     this.url = instanceSettings.url;
     this.name = instanceSettings.name;
-    this.graphiteVersion = instanceSettings.jsonData.graphiteVersion || '0.9';
+    this.graphiteVersion = instanceSettings.jsonData.graphiteVersion || '1.1';
     this.isMetricTank = instanceSettings.jsonData.graphiteType === GraphiteType.Metrictank;
     this.supportsTags = supportsTags(this.graphiteVersion);
     this.cacheTimeout = instanceSettings.cacheTimeout;