diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ea84be8..10db25a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-19 - 4.13.1 - fix(remoteingress-core)
+default edge transport mode to QUIC with fallback
+
+- Changes the default transport mode in edge connections from TCP/TLS to QUIC with fallback when no transport mode is explicitly configured.
+
 ## 2026-03-19 - 4.13.0 - feat(docs)
 document TCP and UDP tunneling over TLS and QUIC
 
diff --git a/rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/edge.rs b/rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/edge.rs
index 59b0fad..a5c6ad4 100644
--- a/rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/edge.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/edge.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async fn edge_main_loop(
     let mut backoff_ms: u64 = 1000;
     let max_backoff_ms: u64 = 30000;
 
-    let transport_mode = config.transport_mode.unwrap_or(TransportMode::TcpTls);
+    let transport_mode = config.transport_mode.unwrap_or(TransportMode::QuicWithFallback);
 
     // Build TLS config ONCE outside the reconnect loop — preserves session
     // cache across reconnections for TLS session resumption (saves 1 RTT).
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index e7b5e1e..d6b9591 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/remoteingress',
-  version: '4.13.0',
+  version: '4.13.1',
   description: 'Edge ingress tunnel for DcRouter - tunnels TCP and UDP traffic from the network edge to SmartProxy over TLS or QUIC, preserving client IP via PROXY protocol.'
 }