diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml
index d9e50b928..215b6c3b7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   docs:
     image: {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}_local_docs
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
index cd2c7fad0..4747e1469 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 volumes:
   {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}_local_postgres_data: {}
   {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}_local_postgres_data_backups: {}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
index 29052cbac..a669cda57 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 volumes:
   production_postgres_data: {}
   production_postgres_data_backups: {}