diff --git a/.automation/test/mega-linter-plugin-test/.cspell.json b/.automation/test/mega-linter-plugin-test/.cspell.json
index 44b7124e81b..f02f254df79 100644
--- a/.automation/test/mega-linter-plugin-test/.cspell.json
+++ b/.automation/test/mega-linter-plugin-test/.cspell.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         ".vscode"
     ],
     "language": "en",
-    "version": "0.1",
+    "noConfigSearch": true,
+    "version": "0.2",
     "words": [
         "JSONLINT",
         "jsonlint",
diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index 6f9cf435bb0..f538cf1360c 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         ".vscode"
     ],
     "language": "en",
-    "version": "0.1",
+    "noConfigSearch": true,
+    "version": "0.2",
     "words": [
         "ACTIONLINT",
         "ADDITIONAL",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e7c44fab69..1c8453f7486 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 Note: Can be used with `megalinter/megalinter@beta` in your GitHub Action mega-linter.yml file, or with `megalinter/megalinter:beta` docker image
 
+- Linter updates:
+  - cspell: Update .cspell default config with `"version: "2.0", "noConfigSearch": true`
+
 - Linter versions upgrades
 <!-- linter-versions-end -->
 
diff --git a/mega-linter-runner/generators/mega-linter/templates/.cspell.json b/mega-linter-runner/generators/mega-linter/templates/.cspell.json
index 22ca567e94d..c312eab451d 100644
--- a/mega-linter-runner/generators/mega-linter/templates/.cspell.json
+++ b/mega-linter-runner/generators/mega-linter/templates/.cspell.json
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.1",
-  "language": "en",
   "ignorePaths": [
     "**/node_modules/**",
     "**/vscode-extension/**",
@@ -10,5 +8,8 @@
     "package-lock.json",
     "report"
   ],
-  "words": []
+  "language": "en",
+  "noConfigSearch": true,
+  "words": [],
+  "version": "0.2"
 }
diff --git a/megalinter/linters/CSpellLinter.py b/megalinter/linters/CSpellLinter.py
index 235599cec69..c90d45b3b13 100644
--- a/megalinter/linters/CSpellLinter.py
+++ b/megalinter/linters/CSpellLinter.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def complete_text_reporter_report(self, reporter_self):
         whitelisted_words_clean = sorted(set(whitelisted_words))
         # Generate possible .cspell.json file
         cspell_example = {
-            "version": "0.1",
+            "version": "0.2",
             "language": "en",
             "ignorePaths": [
                 "**/node_modules/**",