diff --git a/clarity/src/vm/docs/contracts.rs b/clarity/src/vm/docs/contracts.rs
index 7426be796..7bb88aa05 100644
--- a/clarity/src/vm/docs/contracts.rs
+++ b/clarity/src/vm/docs/contracts.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ fn doc_execute(program: &str) -> Result<Option<Value>, vm::Error> {
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
-pub fn make_docs(content: &str, support_docs: &ContractSupportDocs) -> ContractRef {
-    let (_, contract_analysis) =
-        mem_type_check(content, ClarityVersion::latest(), StacksEpochId::latest())
-            .expect("BUG: failed to type check boot contract");
+pub fn make_docs(
+    content: &str,
+    support_docs: &ContractSupportDocs,
+    version: ClarityVersion,
+) -> ContractRef {
+    let (_, contract_analysis) = mem_type_check(content, version, StacksEpochId::latest())
+        .expect("BUG: failed to type check boot contract");
 
     let ContractAnalysis {
         public_function_types,
@@ -179,12 +182,13 @@ pub fn make_docs(content: &str, support_docs: &ContractSupportDocs) -> ContractR
 pub fn produce_docs_refs<A: AsRef<str>, B: AsRef<str>>(
     contracts: &[(A, B)],
     support_docs: &HashMap<&str, ContractSupportDocs>,
+    version: ClarityVersion,
 ) -> BTreeMap<String, ContractRef> {
     let mut docs = BTreeMap::new();
 
     for (contract_name, content) in contracts.iter() {
         if let Some(contract_support) = support_docs.get(contract_name.as_ref()) {
-            let contract_ref = make_docs(content.as_ref(), contract_support);
+            let contract_ref = make_docs(content.as_ref(), contract_support, version);
 
             docs.insert(contract_name.as_ref().to_string(), contract_ref);
         }
diff --git a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/docs.rs b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/docs.rs
index 62580f384..fa0290d0e 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/docs.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/docs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use clarity::vm::docs::contracts::{produce_docs_refs, ContractSupportDocs};
+use clarity::vm::ClarityVersion;
 use hashbrown::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use super::STACKS_BOOT_CODE_MAINNET;
@@ -139,7 +140,11 @@ If your name is in a namespace where names do not expire, then you never need to
 
 pub fn make_json_boot_contracts_reference() -> String {
     let contract_supporting_docs = make_contract_support_docs();
-    let api_out = produce_docs_refs(&*STACKS_BOOT_CODE_MAINNET, &contract_supporting_docs);
+    let api_out = produce_docs_refs(
+        &*STACKS_BOOT_CODE_MAINNET,
+        &contract_supporting_docs,
+        ClarityVersion::Clarity1,
+    );
     format!(
         "{}",
         serde_json::to_string(&api_out).expect("Failed to serialize documentation")
diff --git a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/mod.rs b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/mod.rs
index 06b448cd2..d3e8a494d 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/mod.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/boot/mod.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ lazy_static! {
         format!("{}\n{}", BOOT_CODE_POX_MAINNET_CONSTS, POX_3_BODY);
     pub static ref POX_3_TESTNET_CODE: String =
         format!("{}\n{}", BOOT_CODE_POX_TESTNET_CONSTS, POX_3_BODY);
-    pub static ref POX_4_CODE: String = format!("{}", POX_4_BODY);
+    pub static ref POX_4_CODE: String = POX_4_BODY.to_string();
     pub static ref BOOT_CODE_COST_VOTING_TESTNET: String = make_testnet_cost_voting();
     pub static ref STACKS_BOOT_CODE_MAINNET: [(&'static str, &'static str); 6] = [
         ("pox", &BOOT_CODE_POX_MAINNET),