diff --git a/pkg/provider/docker/pdocker.go b/pkg/provider/docker/pdocker.go
index 0ed6e53aa..684e97c11 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/docker/pdocker.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/docker/pdocker.go
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/safe"
 )
 
-// DockerAPIVersion is a constant holding the version of the Provider API traefik will use.
-const DockerAPIVersion = "1.24"
-
 const dockerName = "docker"
 
 var _ provider.Provider = (*Provider)(nil)
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ func (p *Provider) Init() error {
 }
 
 func (p *Provider) createClient(ctx context.Context) (*client.Client, error) {
-	p.ClientConfig.apiVersion = DockerAPIVersion
 	return createClient(ctx, p.ClientConfig)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/provider/docker/pswarm.go b/pkg/provider/docker/pswarm.go
index bcb7ded48..f596b9e67 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/docker/pswarm.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/docker/pswarm.go
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/safe"
 )
 
-// SwarmAPIVersion is a constant holding the version of the Provider API traefik will use.
-const SwarmAPIVersion = "1.24"
-
 const swarmName = "swarm"
 
 var _ provider.Provider = (*SwarmProvider)(nil)
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ func (p *SwarmProvider) Init() error {
 }
 
 func (p *SwarmProvider) createClient(ctx context.Context) (*client.Client, error) {
-	p.ClientConfig.apiVersion = SwarmAPIVersion
 	return createClient(ctx, p.ClientConfig)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/provider/docker/shared.go b/pkg/provider/docker/shared.go
index 01eb92e19..081be7f37 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/docker/shared.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/docker/shared.go
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ func parseContainer(container containertypes.InspectResponse) dockerData {
 }
 
 type ClientConfig struct {
-	apiVersion string
-
 	Username          string           `description:"Username for Basic HTTP authentication." json:"username,omitempty" toml:"username,omitempty" yaml:"username,omitempty"`
 	Password          string           `description:"Password for Basic HTTP authentication." json:"password,omitempty" toml:"password,omitempty" yaml:"password,omitempty"`
 	Endpoint          string           `description:"Docker server endpoint. Can be a TCP or a Unix socket endpoint." json:"endpoint,omitempty" toml:"endpoint,omitempty" yaml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ func createClient(ctx context.Context, cfg ClientConfig) (*client.Client, error)
 
 	opts = append(opts,
 		client.WithHTTPHeaders(httpHeaders),
-		client.WithVersion(cfg.apiVersion))
+		client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
 
 	return client.NewClientWithOpts(opts...)
 }