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 fly version update
 
 # Provision a 3 member cluster
-fly pg create --name <app-name> --initial-cluster-size 3 --region ord --flex
+fly pg create --name <app-name> --initial-cluster-size 3 --region ord
 ```
 
 ## High Availability