diff --git a/app/config/sculpin_site.yml b/app/config/sculpin_site.yml
index 879f6eb..fc16a8f 100644
--- a/app/config/sculpin_site.yml
+++ b/app/config/sculpin_site.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 title: 'My New Sculpin Site'
+locale: en
diff --git a/source/_layouts/default.html.twig b/source/_layouts/default.html.twig
index 9834283..40dbf62 100644
--- a/source/_layouts/default.html.twig
+++ b/source/_layouts/default.html.twig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-    <html lang="en">
+<html lang="{{ site.locale|default('en') }}">
     <head>
         <meta charset="UTF-8">
         <title>{{ site.title }}</title>
