diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 55ccb29780..4d28d14a6c 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '2'
 services:
   mariadb:
     image: quay.io/opendevmirror/mariadb:10.11