diff --git a/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/ApiViewModel.cs b/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/ApiViewModel.cs
index 4d53d79d9..6541365c4 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/ApiViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/ApiViewModel.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration.Assembler;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration.Builder;
+using Elastic.Documentation.Extensions;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Site;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Site.FileProviders;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Site.Navigation;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public HtmlString RenderMarkdown(string? markdown) =>
 	public GlobalLayoutViewModel CreateGlobalLayoutModel() =>
 		new()
 		{
+			DocsBuilderVersion = ShortId.Create(BuildContext.Version),
 			DocSetName = "Api Explorer",
 			Description = "",
 			CurrentNavigationItem = CurrentNavigationItem,
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/BuildContext.cs b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/BuildContext.cs
index 2cdce4a08..5265aa171 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/BuildContext.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/BuildContext.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information
 
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
+using System.Reflection;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration.Assembler;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration.Builder;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Diagnostics;
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Elastic.Documentation.Configuration;
 
 public record BuildContext : IDocumentationContext
 {
+	public static string Version { get; } = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()
+	.FirstOrDefault()?.InformationalVersion ?? "0.0.0";
 	public IFileSystem ReadFileSystem { get; }
 	public IFileSystem WriteFileSystem { get; }
 
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
index c475d8799..de8404f8c 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
@@ -91,3 +91,27 @@ document.body.addEventListener('htmx:responseError', function (event) {
         window.location.assign(event.detail.pathInfo.requestPath)
     }
 })
+
+// We add a query string to the get request to make sure the requested page is up to date
+const docsBuilderVersion = $('body').dataset.docsBuilderVersion
+document.body.addEventListener('htmx:configRequest', function (event) {
+    if (event.detail.verb === 'get') {
+        event.detail.parameters['v'] = docsBuilderVersion
+    }
+})
+
+// Here we need to strip the v parameter from the URL so
+// that the browser doesn't show the v parameter in the address bar
+document.body.addEventListener('htmx:beforeHistoryUpdate', function (event) {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(
+        event.detail.history.path.split('?')[1] ?? ''
+    )
+    params.delete('v')
+    const pathWithoutQueryString = event.detail.history.path.split('?')[0]
+    if (params.size === 0) {
+        event.detail.history.path = pathWithoutQueryString
+    } else {
+        event.detail.history.path =
+            pathWithoutQueryString + '?' + params.toString()
+    }
+})
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
index c10140132..ff340d363 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
@@ -9,91 +9,19 @@
 
 namespace Elastic.Documentation.Site;
 
-public static class UrlHelper
-{
-	private static readonly KeyValuePair<string, string?>[] VersionParameters = [new("v", Htmx.VersionHash)];
-
-	public static string AddVersionParameters(string uri) => AddQueryString(uri, VersionParameters);
-
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Append the given query keys and values to the URI.
-	/// </summary>
-	/// <param name="uri">The base URI.</param>
-	/// <param name="queryString">A collection of name value query pairs to append.</param>
-	/// <returns>The combined result.</returns>
-	/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="uri"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
-	/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="queryString"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
-	public static string AddQueryString(
-		string uri,
-		IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string?>> queryString)
-	{
-		ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(uri);
-		ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(queryString);
-
-		var anchorIndex = uri.IndexOf('#');
-		var uriToBeAppended = uri.AsSpan();
-		var anchorText = ReadOnlySpan<char>.Empty;
-		// If there is an anchor, then the query string must be inserted before its first occurrence.
-		if (anchorIndex != -1)
-		{
-			anchorText = uriToBeAppended.Slice(anchorIndex);
-			uriToBeAppended = uriToBeAppended.Slice(0, anchorIndex);
-		}
-
-		var queryIndex = uriToBeAppended.IndexOf('?');
-		var hasQuery = queryIndex != -1;
-
-		var sb = new StringBuilder();
-		_ = sb.Append(uriToBeAppended);
-		foreach (var parameter in queryString)
-		{
-			if (parameter.Value == null)
-				continue;
-
-			_ = sb.Append(hasQuery ? '&' : '?')
-			  .Append(UrlEncoder.Default.Encode(parameter.Key))
-			  .Append('=')
-			  .Append(UrlEncoder.Default.Encode(parameter.Value));
-			hasQuery = true;
-		}
-
-		_ = sb.Append(anchorText);
-		return sb.ToString();
-	}
-}
-
 public static class Htmx
 {
-	private static readonly string Version =
-		Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()
-			.FirstOrDefault()?.InformationalVersion ?? "0.0.0";
-
-	public static readonly string VersionHash = ShortId.Create(Version);
-
 	public static string GetHxSelectOob(bool hasSameTopLevelGroup) => hasSameTopLevelGroup ? "#content-container,#toc-nav" : "#main-container";
 	public const string Preload = "mousedown";
-	public const string HxSwap = "none";
-	public const string HxPushUrl = "true";
-	public const string HxIndicator = "#htmx-indicator";
 
 	public static string GetHxAttributes(
-		string targetUrl,
 		bool hasSameTopLevelGroup = false,
 		string? preload = Preload,
-		string? hxSwapOob = null,
-		string? hxSwap = HxSwap,
-		string? hxPushUrl = HxPushUrl,
-		string? hxIndicator = HxIndicator
+		string? hxSwapOob = null
 	)
 	{
-		var hxGetUrl = UrlHelper.AddVersionParameters(targetUrl);
-
 		var attributes = new StringBuilder();
-		_ = attributes.Append($" hx-get={hxGetUrl}");
 		_ = attributes.Append($" hx-select-oob={hxSwapOob ?? GetHxSelectOob(hasSameTopLevelGroup)}");
-		_ = attributes.Append($" hx-swap={hxSwap}");
-		_ = attributes.Append($" hx-push-url={hxPushUrl}");
-		_ = attributes.Append($" hx-indicator={hxIndicator}");
 		_ = attributes.Append($" preload={preload}");
 		return attributes.ToString();
 	}
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Layout/_SecondaryNav.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Layout/_SecondaryNav.cshtml
index f4bd99a58..085a5d12b 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Layout/_SecondaryNav.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Layout/_SecondaryNav.cshtml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 				<a
 					href="@Model.Link("/release-notes/")"
 					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(
-						targetUrl: Model.Link("/release-notes/"), 
 						hxSwapOob: "#main-container,#secondary-nav"
 					)
 				>
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
 				<a
 					href="@Model.Link("/troubleshoot/")"
 					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(
-						targetUrl: Model.Link("/troubleshoot/"),
 						hxSwapOob: "#main-container,#secondary-nav"
 					)
 				>
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
 				<a
 					href="@Model.Link("/reference/")"
 					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(
-						Model.Link("/reference/"), 
 						hxSwapOob: "#main-container,#secondary-nav"
 					)
 				>
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Navigation/_TocTree.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Navigation/_TocTree.cshtml
index 3c2527e94..fc8b2c12d 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Navigation/_TocTree.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Navigation/_TocTree.cshtml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @using Elastic.Documentation.Site.Navigation
 @inherits RazorSlice<Elastic.Documentation.Site.Navigation.NavigationViewModel>
-<div class="pb-20 font-body" hx-boost="true" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator">
+<div class="pb-20 font-body">
 	@{
 		var currentTopLevelItem = Model.TopLevelItems.FirstOrDefault(i => i.Id == Model.Tree.Id) ?? Model.Tree;
 	} 
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_GlobalLayout.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_GlobalLayout.cshtml
index a396783cf..afbdfcc6b 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_GlobalLayout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_GlobalLayout.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 <body
 	class="group/body text-ink has-[#primary-nav-hamburger:checked]:overflow-hidden"
 	hx-ext="preload, head-support"
-	data-root-path="@Model.Link("/")">
+	data-docs-builder-version="@Model.DocsBuilderVersion"
+	data-root-path="@Model.Link("/")"
+	hx-boost="true" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator"
+	>
 @if (Model.GoogleTagManager.Enabled)
 {
 	<noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=@(Model.GoogleTagManager.Id)@(new HtmlString(Model.GoogleTagManager.QueryString()))"
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_ViewModels.cs b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_ViewModels.cs
index c45d1c54e..53bd41652 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_ViewModels.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/_ViewModels.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public static class GlobalSections
 
 public record GlobalLayoutViewModel
 {
+	public required string DocsBuilderVersion { get; init; }
 	public required string DocSetName { get; init; }
 	public string Title { get; set; } = "Elastic Documentation";
 	public required string Description { get; init; }
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_Breadcrumbs.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_Breadcrumbs.cshtml
index 9686dcc10..6137dcaec 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_Breadcrumbs.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_Breadcrumbs.cshtml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			<a
 				itemprop="item"
 				href="@firstCrumb.Url"
-				@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(firstCrumb.Url, Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == firstCrumb.NavigationRoot.Id)
+				@Htmx.GetHxAttributes( Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == firstCrumb.NavigationRoot.Id)
 			>
 				<span itemprop="name" class="hover:text-black">@firstCrumb.NavigationTitle</span>
 			</a>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			<a
 				itemprop="item" 
 				href="@item.Url"
-				@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(item.Url, Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == item.NavigationRoot.Id)
+				@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == item.NavigationRoot.Id)
 			>
 				<span itemprop="name" class="hover:text-black">@item.NavigationTitle</span>
 			</a>
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_PrevNextNav.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_PrevNextNav.cshtml
index 0ee95f90a..b34241a67 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_PrevNextNav.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_PrevNextNav.cshtml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 			{
 				<a 
 					href="@Model.Previous.Url"
-					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(Model.Previous.Url, Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == Model.Previous.NavigationRoot.Id)
+					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == Model.Previous.NavigationRoot.Id)
 					class="flex h-full items-center text-ink-light hover:black border-1 border-grey-20 hover:border-grey-80 rounded-lg p-6 shadow-md"
 				>
 					<svg class="size-6 mr-2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 			{
 				<a 
 					href="@Model.Next.Url"
-					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(Model.Next.Url, Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == Model.Next.NavigationRoot.Id)
+					@Htmx.GetHxAttributes(Model.CurrentNavigationItem?.NavigationRoot.Id == Model.Next.NavigationRoot.Id)
 					class="flex h-full items-center justify-end text-ink-light hover:black border-1 border-grey-20 hover:border-grey-80 rounded-lg p-6 shadow-md text-right"
 				>
 					<div>
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Myst/Renderers/HtmxLinkInlineRenderer.cs b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Myst/Renderers/HtmxLinkInlineRenderer.cs
index 11dc5887c..eff23f13c 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Myst/Renderers/HtmxLinkInlineRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Myst/Renderers/HtmxLinkInlineRenderer.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ protected override void Write(HtmlRenderer renderer, LinkInline link)
 			}
 
 			var url = link.GetDynamicUrl?.Invoke() ?? link.Url;
-			var hxGetUrl = url;
-			if (hxGetUrl is not null)
-				hxGetUrl = UrlHelper.AddVersionParameters(hxGetUrl);
 
 			var isCrossLink = (link.GetData("isCrossLink") as bool?) == true;
 			var isHttpLink = url?.StartsWith("http") ?? false;
@@ -45,13 +42,7 @@ protected override void Write(HtmlRenderer renderer, LinkInline link)
 				var currentRootNavigation = link.GetData(nameof(MarkdownFile.NavigationRoot)) as INodeNavigationItem<INavigationModel, INavigationItem>;
 				var targetRootNavigation = link.GetData($"Target{nameof(MarkdownFile.NavigationRoot)}") as INodeNavigationItem<INavigationModel, INavigationItem>;
 				var hasSameTopLevelGroup = !isCrossLink && (currentRootNavigation?.Id == targetRootNavigation?.Id);
-				_ = renderer.Write(" hx-get=\"");
-				_ = renderer.WriteEscapeUrl(hxGetUrl);
-				_ = renderer.Write('"');
 				_ = renderer.Write($" hx-select-oob=\"{Htmx.GetHxSelectOob(hasSameTopLevelGroup)}\"");
-				_ = renderer.Write($" hx-swap=\"{Htmx.HxSwap}\"");
-				_ = renderer.Write($" hx-push-url=\"{Htmx.HxPushUrl}\"");
-				_ = renderer.Write($" hx-indicator=\"{Htmx.HxIndicator}\"");
 				_ = renderer.Write($" preload=\"{Htmx.Preload}\"");
 			}
 			if (isHttpLink && !isCrossLink)
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
index d834c08af..269020d28 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 @using System.Text.Json
+@using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration
+@using Elastic.Documentation.Extensions
 @using Elastic.Markdown
 @using Elastic.Markdown.Myst.Components
 @using Markdig
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@
 @functions {
 	public MarkdownLayoutViewModel LayoutModel => new()
 	{
+		DocsBuilderVersion = ShortId.Create(BuildContext.Version),
 		Layout = Model.CurrentDocument.YamlFrontMatter?.Layout,
 		RenderHamburgerIcon = Model.CurrentDocument.YamlFrontMatter?.Layout != MarkdownPageLayout.LandingPage,
 		DocSetName = Model.DocSetName,
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
index df39ee5f8..23e744c46 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
@@ -74,14 +74,9 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#sub-requirements)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.ShouldContainHtml(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
-	[Fact]
-	public void HxGetContainsVersionAnchor() =>
-		// language=html
-		Html.Should().MatchRegex("""hx-get="/docs/testing/req\?v=(.+?)#sub-requirements""");
-
 	[Fact]
 	public void HasNoErrors() => Collector.Diagnostics.Should().HaveCount(0);
 }