diff --git a/docs/en/index.md b/docs/en/index.md
index 1476067276..a80f4f9257 100644
--- a/docs/en/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/index.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Get a CakePHP application running in under 5 minutes:
 
 ```bash [Composer]
 # Create new project
-composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 my_app
+composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| my_app
 
 # Start development server
 cd my_app
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ bin/cake server
 # Setup with DDEV
 mkdir my-cakephp-app && cd my-cakephp-app
 ddev config --project-type=cakephp --docroot=webroot
-ddev composer create --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0
+ddev composer create --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion|
 ddev launch
 ```
 
 ```bash [Docker]
 # Using official PHP image
 docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/app composer create-project \
-  --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 my_app
+  --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| my_app
 
 cd my_app
 docker run -it --rm -p 8765:8765 -v $(pwd):/app \
diff --git a/docs/en/installation.md b/docs/en/installation.md
index 87eb6f3d69..e8da3cc4b3 100644
--- a/docs/en/installation.md
+++ b/docs/en/installation.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Now you can create a new CakePHP project:
 
 ```bash [Create Project]
 # Create a new CakePHP 5 application
-composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~|cakeversion| my_app_name
+composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| my_app_name
 
 # Navigate to your app
 cd my_app_name
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Perfect for local development environments:
 # Create and configure project
 mkdir my-cakephp-app && cd my-cakephp-app
 ddev config --project-type=cakephp --docroot=webroot
-ddev composer create --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~|cakeversion|
+ddev composer create --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion|
 
 # Launch in browser
 ddev launch
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ For containerized development:
 ```bash
 # Create project using Composer in Docker
 docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app composer create-project \
-  --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~|cakeversion| my_app
+  --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| my_app
 
 # Start PHP development server (install required extensions first)
 cd my_app
diff --git a/docs/en/tutorials-and-examples/cms/installation.md b/docs/en/tutorials-and-examples/cms/installation.md
index 06c771c984..97cc4ade83 100644
--- a/docs/en/tutorials-and-examples/cms/installation.md
+++ b/docs/en/tutorials-and-examples/cms/installation.md
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ in the **cms** directory of the current working directory:
 ::: code-group
 
 ```bash [Linux/macOS]
-php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:5.* cms
+php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| cms
 ```
 
 ```bash [Windows]
-composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:5.* cms
+composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:|cakeversion| cms
 ```
 
 :::