diff --git a/docker/example.env b/docker/example.env
index 6641cceaaa..2403d69a85 100644
--- a/docker/example.env
+++ b/docker/example.env
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres
 # TZ=Etc/UTC
 
 # The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v2.1.0"
-IMMICH_VERSION=v2
+IMMICH_VERSION=v3
 
 # Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password
 # Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces
diff --git a/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md b/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
index 0932fa2855..5f0c888982 100644
--- a/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If this does not work, try running `docker compose up -d --force-recreate`.
 
 | Variable           | Description                     | Default | Containers               |
 | :----------------- | :------------------------------ | :-----: | :----------------------- |
-| `IMMICH_VERSION`   | Image tags                      |  `v2`   | server, machine learning |
+| `IMMICH_VERSION`   | Image tags                      |  `v3`   | server, machine learning |
 | `UPLOAD_LOCATION`  | Host path for uploads           |         | server                   |
 | `DB_DATA_LOCATION` | Host path for Postgres database |         | database                 |
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/install/upgrading.md b/docs/docs/install/upgrading.md
index 38fc056f80..8fc9113e6d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/install/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/docs/install/upgrading.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ docker image prune
 ## Versioning Policy
 
 Immich follows [semantic versioning][semver], which tags releases in the format `<major>.<minor>.<patch>`. We intend for breaking changes to be limited to major version releases.
-You can configure your Docker image to point to the current major version by using a metatag, such as `:v2`.
+You can configure your Docker image to point to the current major version by using a metatag, such as `:v3`.
 
 Currently, we have no plans to backport patches to earlier versions. We encourage all users to run the most recent release of Immich.
 Switching back to an earlier version, even within the same minor release tag, is not supported.