diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 351eabee58..f31c42d6fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+# v2.10.1
+
+### Changed
+- Use reply author's top role for the mod tag by default.
 
 # v2.10.0
 
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 32770ff2d8..19c6df07c5 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.10.0'
+__version__ = '2.10.1'
 
 import asyncio
 import uvloop
diff --git a/core/thread.py b/core/thread.py
index c2a92450ef..7f244d6cb3 100644
--- a/core/thread.py
+++ b/core/thread.py
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ async def send(self, message, destination=None, from_mod=False, note=False, anon
 
             if anonymous and from_mod and not isinstance(destination, discord.TextChannel):
                 # Anonymously sending to the user.
-                name = self.bot.config.get('anon_username', self.bot.config.get('mod_tag', 'Moderator'))
+                tag = self.bot.config.get('mod_tag', str(message.author.top_role)) 
+                name = self.bot.config.get('anon_username', tag)
                 avatar_url = self.bot.config.get('anon_avatar_url', self.bot.guild.icon_url)
             else:
                 # Normal message
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ def is_image_url(u, _):
             if anonymous and isinstance(destination, discord.TextChannel): # Anonymous reply sent in thread channel
                 em.set_footer(text='Anonymous Reply')
             elif not anonymous:
-                em.set_footer(text=self.bot.config.get('mod_tag', 'Moderator')) # Normal messages
+                tag = self.bot.config.get('mod_tag', str(message.author.top_role))
+                em.set_footer(text=tag) # Normal messages
             else:
                 em.set_footer(text=self.bot.config.get('anon_tag', 'Response')) # Anonymous reply sent to user