diff --git a/HISTORY.txt b/HISTORY.txt
index 2b6e468..bc493cd 100644
--- a/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/HISTORY.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   [smcmahon]
 - Fix incorrect indentation with plone_zope_conf_additional
   [fulv]
+- default to Python 3.7 and disable TCP checks
+  [tkimnguyen]
 
 1.3.8 2020-02-15
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6cb278..898b447 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This role takes care of:
 
 If you'd like to use this role as part of a full-stack configuration kit, see the [Plone Ansible Playbook](https://github.com/plone/ansible-playbook).
 
-This role should be able to work with Plone 4.3.x or 5.0. Just set the version variables documented below.
+This role should be able to work with Plone 4.3.x or 5.x. Just set the version variables documented below.
 
 .. warning::
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Version 1.3.2 requires Ansible 2.5+.
 
 Since this role creates and uses users and groups, it must be run as part of a playbook that sets sudo to "yes".
 
-Currently working with Debian/Ubuntu, FreeBSD11 and CentOS/Fedora environments. Please put in a pull request if you can help get it going in other ansible's os families.
+Currently working with Debian/Ubuntu, FreeBSD11 and CentOS/Fedora environments. Please put in a pull request if you can help get it going in other Ansible's os families.
 
 
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@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ Your install's backup directory will be {{ plone_backup_path }}/{{ plone_instanc
 
 ### plone_version
 
-    plone_version: '5.0'
+    plone_version: '5.2'
 
 Which Plone version do you wish to install? This defaults to the current stable version at the time you copy or clone the playbook. Make sure plone_major_version and plone_version are string variables or they won't compare correctly.
 
 
 ### plone_python_version
 
-    plone_python_version: '2.7'
+    plone_python_version: '3'
 
 For Plone 5.2+, you may specify '2.7' or '3'.
 Earlier Plones must use '2.7'.
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Do you wish to run buildout even if the buildout has not changed? Mainly useful
 
     plone_buildout_cfg: live.cfg
 
-This avoits conflicts with local buildout.cfg for development and the generated file on the server used for production/staging. Default to `live.cfg`.
+This avoids conflicts with local buildout.cfg for development and the generated file on the server used for production/staging. Default to `live.cfg`.
 
 
 ### plone_buildout_cache_url
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 26e0486..18a208e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plone_version: '5.2.1'
 
 plone_major_version: "{{ '.'.join(plone_version.split('.')[0:2]) }}"
 
-plone_python_version: '2.7'
+plone_python_version: '3'
 
 plone_download_requirements_txt: yes
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ plone_zeo_port: 8100
 
 plone_client_base_port: 8081
 
-plone_client_tcpcheck: yes
+plone_client_tcpcheck: no
 
 plone_environment_vars:
   - "zope_i18n_compile_mo_files true"