diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cf6cac6995bee1bf686d8e2fd4fae8b7fd487a5..983201d9349e92f9e55d93fdc20e09bc7f000b2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ In that file you may write something similar to the following:
 #output_format = xhtml1
 #tab_length = 4
 #safe_mode = False
-#enable_attributes = False
+#enable_attributes = True
 #smart_emphasis = True
 #lazy_ol = True
 
diff --git a/tests/demo-project/configs/pythonmarkdown.ini b/tests/demo-project/configs/pythonmarkdown.ini
index 8403dffafca71036a4e64723c8972e1c52b5bded..0f52af417aba0bf4e8f07dc81539cf1143baf511 100644
--- a/tests/demo-project/configs/pythonmarkdown.ini
+++ b/tests/demo-project/configs/pythonmarkdown.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #output_format = xhtml1
 #tab_length = 4
 #safe_mode = False
-#enable_attributes = False
+#enable_attributes = True
 #smart_emphasis = True
 #lazy_ol = True