diff --git a/website/docs/reference/project-configs/config-version.md b/website/docs/reference/project-configs/config-version.md
index 804caf1328f..c785b2d4c22 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/project-configs/config-version.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/project-configs/config-version.md
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ Specify your `dbt_project.yml` as using the v2 structure.
 <VersionBlock firstVersion="1.5"> This configuration is optional. </VersionBlock>
 
 ## Default
-Without this configuration, dbt will assume your `dbt_project.yml` uses the version 1 syntax, which was deprecated in dbt v0.19.0.
+Without this configuration, dbt will assume your `dbt_project.yml` uses the version 2 syntax. Version 1 was deprecated in dbt v0.19.0.