diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 [Docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) example:
 
 ```yaml
-version: "3"
-
 # More info at https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/ and https://docs.pi-hole.net/
 services:
   pihole:
diff --git a/examples/docker-compose-caddy-proxy.yml b/examples/docker-compose-caddy-proxy.yml
index 99d54d7..7ff96b3 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose-caddy-proxy.yml
+++ b/examples/docker-compose-caddy-proxy.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3"
-
 services:
 
   # Caddy example derived from Caddy's own example at https://hub.docker.com/_/caddy
diff --git a/examples/docker-compose-nginx-proxy.yml b/examples/docker-compose-nginx-proxy.yml
index a08ed6c..04b74c6 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose-nginx-proxy.yml
+++ b/examples/docker-compose-nginx-proxy.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3"
-
 # https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/blob/master/README.md
 
 services:
diff --git a/examples/docker-compose.yml.example b/examples/docker-compose.yml.example
index f52e184..3d3e551 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose.yml.example
+++ b/examples/docker-compose.yml.example
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3"
-
 # https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/blob/master/README.md
 
 services: