diff --git a/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade26to27/VersionUpgrade26to27.py b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade26to27/VersionUpgrade26to27.py
index c0e085bcfb..38031765d5 100644
--- a/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade26to27/VersionUpgrade26to27.py
+++ b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade26to27/VersionUpgrade26to27.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class VersionUpgrade26to27(VersionUpgrade):
         parser["metadata"]["setting_version"] = str(CuraApplication.SettingVersion)
 
         # Update version
-        parser["general"]["version"] = "4"
+        parser["general"]["version"] = "3"
 
         # Re-serialise the file.
         output = io.StringIO()