diff --git a/components/serializer.rst b/components/serializer.rst
index adeb1328c2b..347d04dd72f 100644
--- a/components/serializer.rst
+++ b/components/serializer.rst
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ Option                          Description
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 ``xml_format_output``           If set to true, formats the generated XML with     ``false``
                                 line breaks and indentation
-``xml_version``                 Sets the XML version attribute                     ``1.1``
+``xml_version``                 Sets the XML version attribute                     ``1.0``
 ``xml_encoding``                Sets the XML encoding attribute                    ``utf-8``
 ``xml_standalone``              Adds standalone attribute in the generated XML     ``true``
 ``xml_type_cast_attributes``    This provides the ability to forget the attribute  ``true``