diff --git a/doc/git-annex-add.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-add.mdwn
index 05de37c929..aab54d090d 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-add.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-add.mdwn
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ modification of their content unless unlocked by [[git-annex-unlock]](1).
 (This is not the case however when a repository is in a filesystem not
 supporting symlinks, or is in direct mode.)
 To add a file to the annex in unlocked form, `git add` can be used instead 
-(that only works when the repository has annex.version 6 or higher).
+(that only works in repository v7 or higher).
 
 This command can also be used to add symbolic links, both symlinks to
 annexed content, and other symlinks.
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-pre-commit.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-pre-commit.mdwn
index 21e5aef68f..a08845bbb0 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-pre-commit.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-pre-commit.mdwn
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ point to annexed content.
 When in a view, updates metadata to reflect changes
 made to files in the view.
 
-When in a repository that has not been upgraded to annex.version 6, 
+When in a repository that has not been upgraded to v7, 
 also handles injecting changes to unlocked files into the annex. 
 
 # SEE ALSO
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-unlock.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-unlock.mdwn
index b5dcc7e5e7..9e93fc7287 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-unlock.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-unlock.mdwn
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ symlink for each specified file with the file's content.
 You can then modify it and `git annex add` (or `git commit`) to save your
 changes.
 
-In repositories with annex.version 5 or earlier, unlocking a file is local
-to the repository, and is temporary. With version 6, unlocking a file
+In v5 repositories, unlocking a file is local
+to the repository, and is temporary. In v7 repositories, unlocking a file
 changes how it is stored in the git repository (from a symlink to a pointer
-file), so you can commit it like any other change. Also in version 6, you
+file), so you can commit it like any other change. Also in v7, you
 can use `git add` to add a file to the annex in unlocked form. This allows
 workflows where a file starts out unlocked, is modified as necessary, and
 is locked once it reaches its final version.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Normally, unlocking a file requires a copy to be made of its content,
 so that its original content is preserved, while the copy can be modified.
 To use less space, annex.thin can be set to true; this makes a hard link
 to the content be made instead of a copy. (Only when supported by the file
-system, and only in repository version 6.) While this can save considerable
+system, and only in v7 and higher.) While this can save considerable
 disk space, any modification made to a file will cause the old version of the
 file to be lost from the local repository. So, enable annex.thin with care.
 
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
index 1cb95b8245..fff75e31f2 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ Here are all the supported configuration settings.
 
   Set to true to make commands like `git-annex add` that add files to the
   repository add them in unlocked form. The default is to add files in
-  locked form. This only has effect in version 6 repositories.
+  locked form. This only has effect in v7 repositories.
 
   When a repository has core.symlinks set to false, it implicitly
   sets annex.addunlocked to true.
diff --git a/doc/install/comment_8_1330a5413b720eca0103a0880d24eb2d._comment b/doc/install/comment_8_1330a5413b720eca0103a0880d24eb2d._comment
index 08e4a3d2b9..29b8c07a31 100644
--- a/doc/install/comment_8_1330a5413b720eca0103a0880d24eb2d._comment
+++ b/doc/install/comment_8_1330a5413b720eca0103a0880d24eb2d._comment
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
  subject="""comment 8"""
  date="2018-10-04T18:24:07Z"
  content="""
-@seregynp, you need git-annex version 6 to use that.
+@seregynp, you need git-annex version 7 to use that.
 """]]