diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_project.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_project.go
index 1fa4871d8..c3ba756e3 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_project.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_project.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func resourceNutanixProject() *schema.Resource {
 			"api_version": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
-				Default:  "3.1",
+				Computed: true,
 			},
 		},
 	}