diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ff3b866bc..87ec9029e 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ module Consul
     # of the bootsnap cache if you use it.
     config.add_autoload_paths_to_load_path = false
 
+
+    # Change the format of the cache entry.
+    #
+    # Changing this default means that all new cache entries added to the cache
+    # will have a different format that is not supported by Rails 7.0
+    # applications.
+    #
+    # Only change this value after your application is fully deployed to Rails 7.1
+    # and you have no plans to rollback.
+    config.active_support.cache_format_version = 7.1
+
     # Keep belongs_to fields optional by default, because that's the way
     # Rails 4 models worked
     config.active_record.belongs_to_required_by_default = false
diff --git a/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb b/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
index 69e065018..22d75dff7 100644
--- a/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
@@ -216,21 +216,6 @@ Rails.application.config.active_record.commit_transaction_on_non_local_return =
 #++
 Rails.application.config.active_record.generate_secure_token_on = :initialize
 
-###
-# ** Please read carefully, this must be configured in config/application.rb **
-#
-# Change the format of the cache entry.
-#
-# Changing this default means that all new cache entries added to the cache
-# will have a different format that is not supported by Rails 7.0
-# applications.
-#
-# Only change this value after your application is fully deployed to Rails 7.1
-# and you have no plans to rollback.
-# When you're ready to change format, add this to `config/application.rb` (NOT
-# this file):
-#   config.active_support.cache_format_version = 7.1
-
 
 ###
 # Configure Action View to use HTML5 standards-compliant sanitizers when they are supported on your