diff --git a/rcl/cmake/get_default_rcl_logging_implementation.cmake b/rcl/cmake/get_default_rcl_logging_implementation.cmake
index e035ed3..ebd8a0c 100644
--- a/rcl/cmake/get_default_rcl_logging_implementation.cmake
+++ b/rcl/cmake/get_default_rcl_logging_implementation.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ macro(get_default_rcl_logging_implementation var)
   elseif(NOT "$ENV{RCL_LOGGING_IMPLEMENTATION}" STREQUAL "")
     set(_logging_implementation "$ENV{RCL_LOGGING_IMPLEMENTATION}")
   else()
-    set(_logging_implementation rcl_logging_noop)
+    set(_logging_implementation rcl_logging_spdlog)
   endif()
 
   # persist implementation decision in cache
diff --git a/rcl/package.xml b/rcl/package.xml
index e48341d..f3c886b 100644
--- a/rcl/package.xml
+++ b/rcl/package.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <build_export_depend>rmw</build_export_depend>
 
   <depend>rcl_interfaces</depend>
-  <depend>rcl_logging_noop</depend> <!-- the default logging impl -->
+  <depend>rcl_logging_spdlog</depend> <!-- the default logging impl -->
   <depend>rcl_yaml_param_parser</depend>
   <depend>rcutils</depend>
   <depend>rmw_implementation</depend>