diff --git a/models/repo/repo_manifest.go b/models/repo/repo_manifest.go
index 67ed25345c..f3163d2440 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo_manifest.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo_manifest.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type RepoManifest struct {
 	Name        string `xorm:"TEXT 'name'"`         // project name
 	Org         string `xorm:"TEXT 'org'"`           // organization name
 	Description string `xorm:"TEXT 'description'"`   // project description
-	Version     string `xorm:"TEXT 'version'"`       // current version string
 	LicenseSPDX string `xorm:"VARCHAR(50) 'license_spdx'"` // SPDX identifier, e.g. "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 	LicenseName string `xorm:"TEXT 'license_name'"`  // human-readable license name
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/manifest.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/manifest.go
index c1cf2d0fd8..d7979f65fb 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/manifest.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/manifest.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ type apiManifest struct {
 	Name             string `json:"name"`
 	Org              string `json:"org"`
 	Description      string `json:"description"`
-	Version          string `json:"version"`
 	LicenseSPDX      string `json:"license_spdx"`
 	LicenseName      string `json:"license_name"`
 	VersionPrefix    string `json:"version_prefix"`
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func GetRepoManifest(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Name:             m.Name,
 		Org:              m.Org,
 		Description:      m.Description,
-		Version:          m.Version,
+
 		LicenseSPDX:      m.LicenseSPDX,
 		LicenseName:      m.LicenseName,
 		VersionPrefix:    m.VersionPrefix,
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func UpdateRepoManifest(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Name:             req.Name,
 		Org:              req.Org,
 		Description:      req.Description,
-		Version:          req.Version,
+
 		LicenseSPDX:      req.LicenseSPDX,
 		LicenseName:      req.LicenseName,
 		VersionPrefix:    req.VersionPrefix,
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ func UpdateRepoManifest(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Name:             m.Name,
 		Org:              m.Org,
 		Description:      m.Description,
-		Version:          m.Version,
+
 		LicenseSPDX:      m.LicenseSPDX,
 		LicenseName:      m.LicenseName,
 		VersionPrefix:    m.VersionPrefix,