diff --git a/sites/docs/lib/src/components/layout/trailing_content.dart b/sites/docs/lib/src/components/layout/trailing_content.dart
index 4cd9ab996c..afc3523666 100644
--- a/sites/docs/lib/src/components/layout/trailing_content.dart
+++ b/sites/docs/lib/src/components/layout/trailing_content.dart
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class TrailingContent extends StatelessComponent {
     final siteData = page.data.site;
     final pageDate = pageData['date'] as String?;
 
-    final currentFlutterVersion =
-        siteData['currentFlutterVersion'] as String? ?? '';
+    final documentedFlutterVersion = _parseDocumentedFlutterVersion(
+      siteData['documentedFlutterVersion'],
+    );
 
     final sourceInfo = page.sourceInfo;
     final issueUrl = sourceInfo.issueUrl;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class TrailingContent extends StatelessComponent {
           span([
             .text(
               'Unless stated otherwise, the documentation on '
-              'this site reflects Flutter $currentFlutterVersion. ',
+              'this site reflects Flutter $documentedFlutterVersion. ',
             ),
             if (pageDate != null)
               .text(
@@ -67,4 +68,24 @@ class TrailingContent extends StatelessComponent {
       ],
     );
   }
+
+  /// Returns the [rawVersionValue] as a version string in `major.minor` format.
+  ///
+  /// Throws a [FormatException] if [rawVersionValue]
+  /// isn't in the expected version format.
+  static String _parseDocumentedFlutterVersion(Object? rawVersionValue) {
+    if (rawVersionValue is! String ||
+        !_documentedFlutterVersionPattern.hasMatch(rawVersionValue)) {
+      throw FormatException(
+        'documentedFlutterVersion in sites/docs/src/data/site.yml must be a '
+        'quoted string in "major.minor" format, such as "3.47". '
+        'Received: $rawVersionValue (${rawVersionValue.runtimeType}).',
+      );
+    }
+    return rawVersionValue;
+  }
+
+  static final RegExp _documentedFlutterVersionPattern = RegExp(
+    r'^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$',
+  );
 }
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/content/reference/supported-platforms.md b/sites/docs/src/content/reference/supported-platforms.md
index 1198191e33..97dbd8c88a 100644
--- a/sites/docs/src/content/reference/supported-platforms.md
+++ b/sites/docs/src/content/reference/supported-platforms.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: The platforms that Flutter supports by platform version.
 showBreadcrumbs: false
 ---
 
-As of Flutter {{site.currentFlutterVersion}},
+As of Flutter {{site.documentedFlutterVersion}},
 Flutter supports deploying apps on the following combinations of
 hardware architectures and operating system versions.
 These combinations are called _platforms_.
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/data/site.yml b/sites/docs/src/data/site.yml
index f549ba3fcb..26c4a039a0 100644
--- a/sites/docs/src/data/site.yml
+++ b/sites/docs/src/data/site.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ yt:
   watch: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch'
   playlist: 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list='
 
-currentFlutterVersion: '3.47.2'
+# The Flutter version reflected by the docs, as a quoted 'major.minor' string.
+documentedFlutterVersion: '3.47'
 
 # Settings for Jaspr.