diff --git a/cyclonedx/output/__init__.py b/cyclonedx/output/__init__.py
index 64265d97..050ee622 100644
--- a/cyclonedx/output/__init__.py
+++ b/cyclonedx/output/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def to_version(self) -> str:
         return f'{self.value[1]}.{self.value[5]}'
 
 
-DEFAULT_SCHEMA_VERSION = SchemaVersion.V1_4
+LATEST_SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION = SchemaVersion.V1_4
 
 
 class BaseOutput(ABC):
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def output_to_file(self, filename: str, allow_overwrite: bool = False) -> None:
 
 
 def get_instance(bom: Bom, output_format: OutputFormat = OutputFormat.XML,
-                 schema_version: SchemaVersion = DEFAULT_SCHEMA_VERSION) -> BaseOutput:
+                 schema_version: SchemaVersion = LATEST_SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION) -> BaseOutput:
     """
     Helper method to quickly get the correct output class/formatter.
 
diff --git a/docs/outputting.rst b/docs/outputting.rst
index 2b9d7028..50e800d1 100644
--- a/docs/outputting.rst
+++ b/docs/outputting.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ We provide two helper methods:
 * Output to string (for you to do with as you require)
 * Output directly to a filename you provide
 
-The default output will be in XML at Schema Version 1.4.
+By default output will be in XML at latest supported schema version - see :py:mod:`cyclonedx.output.LATEST_SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION`.
 
 Supported CycloneDX Schema Versions
 -----------------------------------
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ This library supports the following schema versions:
 * 1.1 (XML) - `(note, 1.1 schema version has no support for JSON)`
 * 1.2 (XML, JSON)
 * 1.3 (XML, JSON)
-* 1.4 (XML, JSON)
+* 1.4 (XML, JSON) - the latest supported schema version
 
 Outputting to JSON
 ------------------
 
-The below example relies on the default schema version being 1.4, but sets the output format to JSON. Output is returned
+The below example relies on the latest schema version, but sets the output format to JSON. Output is returned
 as a ``str``.
 
 .. code-block:: python