diff --git a/lib/rdf/ntriples/writer.rb b/lib/rdf/ntriples/writer.rb
index 3f098ba6..12d8cff1 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/ntriples/writer.rb
+++ b/lib/rdf/ntriples/writer.rb
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def initialize(output = $stdout, validate: true, **options, &block)
     # @return [self]
     # @abstract
     def write_prologue
-      puts %(VERSION #{version.inspect}) if version && !canonicalize?
+      puts %(VERSION #{version.inspect}) if version
       @logged_errors_at_prolog = log_statistics[:error].to_i
       super
     end
diff --git a/spec/nquads_spec.rb b/spec/nquads_spec.rb
index 988de0cc..04f89c18 100644
--- a/spec/nquads_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nquads_spec.rb
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@
       end.to write(%(VERSION "1.2"))
     end
 
-    it "does not write version with :version and :canonicalize options" do
+    it " not write version with unless specified" do
       expect do
-        described_class.new($stdout, version: "1.2", canonicalize: true) do |w|
+        described_class.new($stdout, version: nil) do |w|
           w.insert(graph)
         end
       end.not_to write(%(VERSION "1.2"))
diff --git a/spec/ntriples_spec.rb b/spec/ntriples_spec.rb
index 3a9294ea..85617e0d 100644
--- a/spec/ntriples_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ntriples_spec.rb
@@ -931,9 +931,9 @@
       end.to write(%(VERSION "1.2"))
     end
 
-    it "does not write version with :version and :canonicalize options" do
+    it "does not write version with unless specified" do
       expect do
-        writer.new($stdout, version: "1.2", canonicalize: true) do |w|
+        writer.new($stdout, version: nil) do |w|
           w.insert(graph)
         end
       end.not_to write(%(VERSION "1.2"))