diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index e570109f11240..1b69e505b4c16 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import convict from 'convict';
 import { UserSettings } from 'n8n-core';
 import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { IS_V1_RELEASE } from '@/constants';
 
 convict.addFormat({
 	name: 'nodes-list',
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ export const schema = {
 		process: {
 			doc: 'In what process workflows should be executed',
 			format: ['main', 'own'] as const,
-			default: 'own',
+			default: IS_V1_RELEASE ? 'main' : 'own',
 			env: 'EXECUTIONS_PROCESS',
 		},
 
@@ -943,7 +944,7 @@ export const schema = {
 	push: {
 		backend: {
 			format: ['sse', 'websocket'] as const,
-			default: 'sse',
+			default: IS_V1_RELEASE ? 'websocket' : 'sse',
 			env: 'N8N_PUSH_BACKEND',
 			doc: 'Backend to use for push notifications',
 		},
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/constants.ts b/packages/cli/src/constants.ts
index 6d6ebab38589e..818364bc5cc91 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/constants.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { resolve, join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { major } from 'semver';
 import type { n8n } from 'n8n-core';
 import { RESPONSE_ERROR_MESSAGES as CORE_RESPONSE_ERROR_MESSAGES, UserSettings } from 'n8n-core';
 import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export function getN8nPackageJson() {
 export const START_NODES = ['n8n-nodes-base.start', 'n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger'];
 
 export const N8N_VERSION = getN8nPackageJson().version;
+export const IS_V1_RELEASE = major(N8N_VERSION) > 0;
 
 export const NODE_PACKAGE_PREFIX = 'n8n-nodes-';