diff --git a/lib/site_template/_config.yml b/lib/site_template/_config.yml
index 46c6ce05..2f03e74d 100644
--- a/lib/site_template/_config.yml
+++ b/lib/site_template/_config.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
 url: "http://yourdomain.com" # the base hostname & protocol for your site
 twitter_username: jekyllrb
 github_username:  jekyll
+
+# Build settings
+markdown: kramdown