diff --git a/.changeset/giant-crabs-buy.md b/.changeset/giant-crabs-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1772b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-crabs-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jspsych/plugin-button-click-counter": major
+---
+
+Changed the default label for `button_label` to "Click here!" from "Click me!"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.spec.ts b/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.spec.ts
index b98ad7b..235af89 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("button-click-counter", () => {
       },
     ]);
 
-    expect(getHTML()).toContain("Click me!");
+    expect(getHTML()).toContain("Click here!");
     expect(getHTML()).toContain("<button");
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.ts
index 0359a23..c11d0f5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-button-click-counter/src/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const info = <const>{
     /** The label to display on the button. */
     button_label: {
       type: ParameterType.STRING,
-      default: "Click me!",
+      default: "Click here!",
     },
     /** The key that the participant must press to end the trial. If null, any key press will end the trial. */
     key_to_advance: {