diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index 6342c13bf..a9c54976e 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from frigate.util.builtin import (
     get_ffmpeg_arg_list,
 )
 from frigate.util.config import (
+    CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION,
     StreamInfoRetriever,
     convert_area_to_pixels,
     find_config_file,
@@ -76,11 +77,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 yaml = YAML()
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = """
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = f"""
 mqtt:
   enabled: False
 
-cameras: {}  # No cameras defined, UI wizard should be used
+cameras: {{}}  # No cameras defined, UI wizard should be used
+version: {CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION}
 """
 
 DEFAULT_DETECTORS = {"cpu": {"type": "cpu"}}
@@ -753,8 +755,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
             if new_config and f.tell() == 0:
                 f.write(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
                 logger.info(
-                    "Created default config file, see the getting started docs \
-                    for configuration https://docs.frigate.video/guides/getting_started"
+                    "Created default config file, see the getting started docs for configuration: https://docs.frigate.video/guides/getting_started"
                 )
 
             f.seek(0)