diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 0c38b2bae8..ca47ebe47e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ permalink: /:categories/:year/:month/:day/:title
 
 exclude: [".rvmrc", ".rbenv-version", "README.md", "Rakefile", "changelog.md"]
 auto: true
-highlighter: pygments
+highlighter: rouge
 
 # Themes are encouraged to use these universal variables 
 # so be sure to set them if your theme uses them.