diff --git a/lib/workload_service/aggregates/task.ex b/lib/workload_service/aggregates/task.ex
index 6dd3c86..4cf791d 100644
--- a/lib/workload_service/aggregates/task.ex
+++ b/lib/workload_service/aggregates/task.ex
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Aggregates.Task do
         :task_info,
         :submission,
         :attachments,
-        :status,
-        :version
+        :status
       ]
 
       @impl Aggregate
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Aggregates.Task do
             application_id: e.application_id,
             task_info: e.task_info,
             attachments: e.attachments,
-            status: "created",
-            version: agg.version + 1
+            status: "created"
         }
       end
 
@@ -110,8 +108,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Aggregates.Task do
           agg
           | submission: e.submission,
             attachments: e.attachments || [],
-            status: "draft",
-            version: agg.version + 1
+            status: "draft"
         }
       end
 
@@ -119,8 +116,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Aggregates.Task do
       def apply(%__MODULE__{} = agg, %WorkloadService.Events.SubmissionApproved{}) do
         %{
           agg
-          | status: "approved",
-            version: agg.version + 1
+          | status: "approved"
         }
       end
 
@@ -128,8 +124,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Aggregates.Task do
       def apply(%__MODULE__{} = agg, %WorkloadService.Events.TaskCompleted{}) do
         %{
           agg
-          | status: "completed",
-            version: agg.version + 1
+          | status: "completed"
         }
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/workload_service/projections/task.ex b/lib/workload_service/projections/task.ex
index b87eed1..200a16c 100644
--- a/lib/workload_service/projections/task.ex
+++ b/lib/workload_service/projections/task.ex
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Projections.Task do
     field(:submission, :map)
     field(:attachments, {:array, :string})
     field(:status, :string)
-    field(:version, :integer, default: 1)
 
     timestamps(type: :utc_datetime)
   end
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Projections.Task do
       :task_info,
       :submission,
       :attachments,
-      :status,
-      :version
+      :status
     ])
     |> validate_required([
       :id,
diff --git a/lib/workload_service_web/controllers/task_controller.ex b/lib/workload_service_web/controllers/task_controller.ex
index 179a582..01dcf58 100644
--- a/lib/workload_service_web/controllers/task_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/workload_service_web/controllers/task_controller.ex
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ defmodule WorkloadServiceWeb.TaskController do
       submission: t.submission,
       attachments: t.attachments,
       status: t.status,
-      version: t.version,
       created_at: t.inserted_at,
       updated_at: t.updated_at
     }
diff --git a/lib/workload_service_web/schemas/task.ex b/lib/workload_service_web/schemas/task.ex
index 3fa33da..2721ac1 100644
--- a/lib/workload_service_web/schemas/task.ex
+++ b/lib/workload_service_web/schemas/task.ex
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ defmodule WorkloadServiceWeb.Schemas.Task do
         submission: %Schema{type: :object, nullable: true},
         attachments: %Schema{type: :array, items: %Schema{type: :string}},
         status: %Schema{type: :string, enum: ["created", "draft", "approved", "completed"]},
-        version: %Schema{type: :integer},
         created_at: %Schema{type: :string, format: :"date-time"},
         updated_at: %Schema{type: :string, format: :"date-time"}
       }
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20240101000001_create_tasks.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20240101000001_create_tasks.exs
index 3935424..5d71cd8 100644
--- a/priv/repo/migrations/20240101000001_create_tasks.exs
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20240101000001_create_tasks.exs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ defmodule WorkloadService.Repo.Migrations.CreateTasks do
       add(:submission, :map)
       add(:attachments, {:array, :string}, default: [])
       add(:status, :string, null: false, default: "created")
-      add(:version, :integer, default: 1)
 
       timestamps(type: :utc_datetime)
     end