diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 3a588ea1..8cf35346 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function createClient (config: SanityConfiguration) {
     useCdn,
     projectId,
     dataset,
-    apiVersion,
+    apiVersion = '1',
     withCredentials,
     token,
   } = config