diff --git a/docs/versions/overview.mdx b/docs/versions/overview.mdx
index 16d26070f3..af67c77455 100644
--- a/docs/versions/overview.mdx
+++ b/docs/versions/overview.mdx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Configuring Versions is done by adding the `versions` key to your Collection con
 
 | Option      | Description                                                                                                                                                        |
 | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `maxPerDoc` | Use this setting to control how many versions to keep on a document by document basis. Must be an integer.                                                         |
+| `maxPerDoc` | Use this setting to control how many versions to keep on a document by document basis. Must be an integer. Defaults to 100, use 0 to save all versions.            |
 | `drafts `   | Enable [Drafts](/docs/versions/drafts) mode for this collection. To enable, set to `true` or pass an object with `draft` [options](/docs/versions/drafts#options). |
 
 ### Global config
diff --git a/src/versions/saveVersion.ts b/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
index a02cb3213b..b9b8eb1fd9 100644
--- a/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
+++ b/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ export const saveVersion = async ({
     payload.logger.error(err);
   }
 
-  let max: number;
+  let max = 100;
 
   if (collection && typeof collection.versions.maxPerDoc === 'number') max = collection.versions.maxPerDoc;
   if (global && typeof global.versions.max === 'number') max = global.versions.max;
 
-  if (collection && collection.versions.maxPerDoc) {
+  if (max > 0) {
     enforceMaxVersions({
       id,
       payload,