diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index 00aa9e9959e7f5a77e256728a27139240a52e258..6005f803473f19f1ac2e95cd64a18e1863818132 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ const options = [
     type: 'json',
     default: {
       unpublishSafe: false,
+      recreateClosed: true,
       groupName: 'Pin Dependencies',
       group: {
         commitMessage: 'Pin Dependencies',
diff --git a/test/workers/package/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/package/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index f6d66af39c17b7c67739ad81bff8ffcfcc00df46..c8747a4fb917f92b4830970d6ea69e67af8d1345 100644
--- a/test/workers/package/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/package/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ This {{#if isGitHub}}PR{{else}}MR{{/if}} has been generated by [Renovate Bot](ht
   "prNotPendingHours": 12,
   "prTitle": "{{#if isPin}}Pin{{else}}{{#if isRollback}}Roll back{{else}}Update{{/if}}{{/if}} dependency {{depName}} to {{#if isRange}}{{newVersion}}{{else}}{{#if isMajor}}v{{newVersionMajor}}{{else}}v{{newVersion}}{{/if}}{{/if}}",
   "rebaseStalePrs": false,
-  "recreateClosed": false,
+  "recreateClosed": true,
   "requiredStatusChecks": Array [],
   "reviewers": Array [],
   "schedule": Array [],