# config-version

The `config-version:` tag is optional.

dbt\_project.yml

```yml
config-version: 2
```

## Definition

Specify your `dbt_project.yml` as using the v2 structure.

## Default

Without this configuration, dbt will assume your `dbt_project.yml` uses the version 2 syntax. Version 1 has been deprecated.

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