diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d41a2a3..ef8a0b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ steps:
 | `github_token`    | GitHub's Personal Access Token (PAT).                                                                                                                                                                    | `GITHUB_TOKEN`                                 |
 | `patcher_command` | Patcher command to run. Valid options: `update` or `report`.                                                                                                                                             | `update`                                       |
 | `working_dir`     | Directory where Patcher should run. If empty, it will run in the whole repo.                                                                                                                             |                                                |
-| `update_strategy` | Update strategy. Only used when running `update`. Valid options: `next-safe` or `next-breaking`.                                                                                                         | `next-safe`                                    |
+| `update_strategy` | Update strategy. Only used when running `update`. Valid options: `next-safe` or `next-breaking`. Refer to the ["Update Strategies" documentation](https://docs.gruntwork.io/patcher/update-strategies).  | `next-breaking`                                |
 | `dependency`      | Target the update to a single dependency. Only used when running `update`. Format: `<org>/<repo>/<name>`. Example: `gruntwork-io/terraform-aws-service-catalog/services/ecs-module`.                     |                                                |
 | `commit_author`   | Author of the Pull Request's commits in the format `Name <name@email.com>`. Only used when running `update`. The permissions to push the changes and to create the Pull Request are from 'github_token'. | `gruntwork-patcher-bot <patcher@gruntwork.io>` |
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 47427ac..bc5ab78 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ inputs:
     description: "Patcher command to run. Valid options: 'update' or 'report'."
     default: "update"
   update_strategy:
-    description: "Update strategy. Only used when running 'update'. Defaults to 'next-safe'."
+    description: "Update strategy. Only used when running 'update'. Defaults to 'next-breaking'."
+    default: "next-breaking"
   dependency:
     description: >
       "Target the update to a single dependency. Format: <org>/<repo>/<name>."
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a551497..78cf4a4 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -13542,6 +13542,8 @@ const VALID_COMMANDS = [REPORT_COMMAND, UPDATE_COMMAND];
 const NON_INTERACTIVE_FLAG = "--non-interactive";
 const NO_COLOR_FLAG = "--no-color";
 const SKIP_CONTAINER_FLAG = "--skip-container-runtime";
+const UPDATE_STRATEGY_FLAG = "--update-strategy";
+const TARGET_FLAG = "--target";
 function osPlatform() {
     const platform = os.platform();
     switch (platform) {
@@ -13649,14 +13651,14 @@ function isPatcherCommandValid(command) {
 }
 function updateArgs(updateStrategy, dependency, workingDir) {
     let args = ["update", NO_COLOR_FLAG, NON_INTERACTIVE_FLAG, SKIP_CONTAINER_FLAG];
-    // If updateStrategy or dependency are not empty, are not empty, assign them with the appropriate flag.
+    // If updateStrategy or dependency are not empty, assign them with the appropriate flag.
     // If they are invalid, Patcher will return an error, which will cause the Action to fail.
     if (updateStrategy !== "") {
-        args = args.concat(`--update-strategy=${updateStrategy}`);
+        args = args.concat(`${UPDATE_STRATEGY_FLAG}=${updateStrategy}`);
     }
     // If a dependency is provided, set the `target` flag so Patcher can limit the update to a single dependency.
     if (dependency !== "") {
-        args = args.concat(`--target=${dependency}`);
+        args = args.concat(`${TARGET_FLAG}=${dependency}`);
     }
     return args.concat([workingDir]);
 }
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index 4b9497d..cef6034 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const VALID_COMMANDS = [REPORT_COMMAND, UPDATE_COMMAND];
 const NON_INTERACTIVE_FLAG = "--non-interactive"
 const NO_COLOR_FLAG = "--no-color"
 const SKIP_CONTAINER_FLAG = "--skip-container-runtime"
+const UPDATE_STRATEGY_FLAG = "--update-strategy"
+const TARGET_FLAG = "--target"
 
 // Define types
 
@@ -172,15 +174,15 @@ function isPatcherCommandValid(command: string): boolean {
 function updateArgs(updateStrategy: string, dependency: string, workingDir: string): string[] {
   let args = ["update", NO_COLOR_FLAG, NON_INTERACTIVE_FLAG, SKIP_CONTAINER_FLAG];
 
-  // If updateStrategy or dependency are not empty, are not empty, assign them with the appropriate flag.
+  // If updateStrategy or dependency are not empty, assign them with the appropriate flag.
   // If they are invalid, Patcher will return an error, which will cause the Action to fail.
   if (updateStrategy !== "") {
-    args = args.concat(`--update-strategy=${updateStrategy}`)
+    args = args.concat(`${UPDATE_STRATEGY_FLAG}=${updateStrategy}`)
   }
 
   // If a dependency is provided, set the `target` flag so Patcher can limit the update to a single dependency.
   if (dependency !== "") {
-    args = args.concat(`--target=${dependency}`)
+    args = args.concat(`${TARGET_FLAG}=${dependency}`)
   }
 
   return args.concat([workingDir]);