diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 425d55f..9f35dbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 2.0.7
+  - Docs: Set the default_codec doc attribute.
+
 ## 2.0.7
   - Update gemspec summary
 
diff --git a/docs/index.asciidoc b/docs/index.asciidoc
index bc8c75f..d8f1353 100644
--- a/docs/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/index.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 :plugin: kinesis
 :type: input
+:default_codec: plain
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////
 START - GENERATED VARIABLES, DO NOT EDIT!
@@ -109,4 +110,6 @@ This ensures that the `~/.aws/credentials` AWS auth provider is used.
 By default this is empty and the default chain will be used.
 
 [id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options"]
-include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]
\ No newline at end of file
+include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]
+
+:default_codec!:
\ No newline at end of file