diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index d5c1e55..768a155 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 `wai-middleware-delegate` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
 
+## 0.2.0.0 -- 2024-10-28
+
+*  Remove the Default instance of ProxySettings
+
 ## 0.1.5.0 -- 2024-10-28
 
 *  Upgrade 0.1.4.2 to a minor release
diff --git a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Delegate.hs b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Delegate.hs
index 3e6e2f6..2eb2d79 100644
--- a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Delegate.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Delegate.hs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ import Data.Conduit
   , (.|)
   )
 import Data.Conduit.Network (appSink, appSource)
-import Data.Default (Default (..))
 import Data.IORef (newIORef, readIORef, writeIORef)
 import Data.Int (Int64)
 import Data.Streaming.Network
@@ -133,14 +132,6 @@ data ProxySettings = ProxySettings
   }
 
 
-{- | This instance is DEPRECATED and will removed in a later release.
-please use 'defaultSettings' instead
--}
-instance Default ProxySettings where
-  -- This is DEPRECATED, please use 'defaultSettings' instead
-  def = defaultSettings
-
-
 {- | A default 'ProxySettings' that makes simplistic assumptions, e.g, that
 target host is @localhost@
 -}
diff --git a/wai-middleware-delegate.cabal b/wai-middleware-delegate.cabal
index 453f7f4..6c7ce9c 100644
--- a/wai-middleware-delegate.cabal
+++ b/wai-middleware-delegate.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               wai-middleware-delegate
-version:            0.1.5.0
+version:            0.2.0.0
 synopsis:           WAI middleware that delegates handling of requests.
 description:
   [WAI](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/wai) middleware that intercepts requests
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ library
     , case-insensitive   ^>=1.2.0.11
     , conduit            ^>=1.3.0.3
     , conduit-extra      ^>=1.3.0
-    , data-default       ^>=0.7.1.1
     , http-client        >=0.5.13 && <0.8
     , http-client-tls    >=0.3 && <0.4
     , http-types         >=0.12.1 && <0.13
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ test-suite integration-test
     , conduit
     , conduit-extra
     , crypton-connection       >=0.3.1 && < 0.5
-    , data-default
+    , data-default             ^>=0.7.1.1
     , directory                >=1.3 && <1.4
     , filepath                 >=1.4 && <1.6
     , hspec                    >=2.1