spec.version is required

part of: kiali/kiali#7741

content/en/docs/Installation/installation-guide/creating-updating-kiali-cr.md

@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ $ kubectl annotate kiali my-kiali -n istio-system --overwrite kiali.io/reconcile
 {{% /alert %}}
 
 The Operator provides comprehensive defaults for all properties of the Kiali
-CR. Hence, the minimal Kiali CR does not have a `spec`:
+CR. You do, however, need to specify the version to install. Normally, you
+can just set this to `default` which tells the Kiali Operator to install
+the Kiali Server whose version is the same as that of the operator itself:
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: kiali.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Kiali
 metadata:
   name: kiali
+spec:
+  version: default
 ```
 
 Assuming you saved the previous YAML to a file named `my-kiali-cr.yaml`, and that you are
@@ -68,16 +72,17 @@ Status:
     Namespace:      istio-system
   Environment:
     Is Kubernetes:       true
-    Kubernetes Version:  1.21.2
-    Operator Version:    v1.40.0
+    Kubernetes Version:  1.27.3
+    Operator Version:    v1.89.0
   Progress:
-    Duration:  0:00:16
-    Message:   5. Creating core resources
+    Duration:    0:00:16
+    Message:     5. Creating core resources
+  Spec Version:  default
 Events:        <none>
 ```
 
 {{% alert color="warning" %}}
-*Never* manually edit resources created by the Kiali Operator, only the Kiali CR.
+*Never* manually edit resources created by the Kiali Operator; only edit the Kiali CR.
 {{% /alert %}}
 
 You may want to check the [example install page]({{< relref "example-install"

content/en/docs/Installation/installation-guide/creating-updating-ossmconsole-cr.md

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ kind: OSSMConsole
 metadata:
   namespace: openshift-operators
   name: ossmconsole
+spec:
+  version: default
 EOM
 ```