diff --git a/ejabberd.yml.example b/ejabberd.yml.example
index 8b2eaa847..df5da35e0 100644
--- a/ejabberd.yml.example
+++ b/ejabberd.yml.example
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ hosts:
 ###.  =================
 ###'  TLS configuration
 
+## Note that the following configuration is the default
+## configuration of the TLS driver, so you don't need to
+## uncomment it.
+##
 ## define_macro:
 ##   'TLS_CIPHERS': "HIGH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH"
 ##   'TLS_OPTIONS':
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 352a81951..50b264f4e 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                        {tag, {if_version_above, "17", "3.4.2", "3.2.1"}}}},
         {p1_utils, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/p1_utils", {tag, "1.0.10"}}},
         {cache_tab, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/cache_tab", {tag, "1.0.12"}}},
-        {fast_tls, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/fast_tls", "9e34c05"}},
+        {fast_tls, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/fast_tls", "71250ae"}},
         {stringprep, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/stringprep", {tag, "1.0.10"}}},
         {fast_xml, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/fast_xml", {tag, "1.1.26"}}},
         {xmpp, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/xmpp", {tag, "1.1.17"}}},