diff --git a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
index c923b691..238fea5d 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class LayoutOptions(BaseModel):
     skip_cell_assignment: bool = (
         False  # Skip cell-to-cluster assignment for VLM-only processing
     )
-    model_spec: LayoutModelConfig = DOCLING_LAYOUT_V2
+    model_spec: LayoutModelConfig = DOCLING_LAYOUT_HERON
 
 
 class AsrPipelineOptions(PipelineOptions):