diff --git a/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3.md b/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3.md
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--- a/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3.md
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ toc_min: 1
 
 ## Reference and guidelines
 
-These topics describe version 3 of the Compose file format. This is the newest
-version.
+These topics describe version 3 of the Compose file format.
 
 ## Compose and Docker compatibility matrix