diff --git a/docs/examples/docker-compose.example.yml b/docs/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
index 45f6dd39..af91f1b7 100644
--- a/docs/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
+++ b/docs/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.5'
-
 services:
     cobalt-api:
         image: ghcr.io/imputnet/cobalt:7