diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 856cb84..74688d0 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ Example **create table** migrations:
 * [19_create_orders_table.json](../examples/19_create_orders_table.json)
 * [20_create_posts_table.json](../examples/20_create_posts_table.json)
 * [25_add_table_with_check_constraint.json](../examples/25_add_table_with_check_constraint.json)
+* [28_different_defaults.json](../examples/28_different_defaults.json)
 
 ### Drop column
 
diff --git a/examples/28_different_defaults.json b/examples/28_different_defaults.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca7a2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/28_different_defaults.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "28_different_defaults",
+  "operations": [
+    {
+      "create_table": {
+        "name": "items",
+        "columns": [
+          {
+            "name": "id",
+            "type": "serial",
+            "pk": true
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "name",
+            "type": "varchar(255)",
+            "default": "'unnamed'"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "price",
+            "type": "decimal(10,2)",
+            "default": "0.00"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "created_at",
+            "type": "timestamptz",
+            "default": "now()"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/pkg/migrations/op_create_table.go b/pkg/migrations/op_create_table.go
index fe0e9c0..f0a86f5 100644
--- a/pkg/migrations/op_create_table.go
+++ b/pkg/migrations/op_create_table.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func ColumnToSQL(col Column) string {
 		sql += " NOT NULL"
 	}
 	if col.Default != nil {
-		sql += fmt.Sprintf(" DEFAULT %s", pq.QuoteLiteral(*col.Default))
+		sql += fmt.Sprintf(" DEFAULT %s", *col.Default)
 	}
 	if col.References != nil {
 		sql += fmt.Sprintf(" CONSTRAINT %s REFERENCES %s(%s)",