diff --git a/src/linter/rules/index.mjs b/src/linter/rules/index.mjs
index eb0a6b0e..52361afb 100644
--- a/src/linter/rules/index.mjs
+++ b/src/linter/rules/index.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import { duplicateStabilityNodes } from './duplicate-stability-nodes.mjs';
 import { invalidChangeVersion } from './invalid-change-version.mjs';
-import { missingChangeVersion } from './missing-change-version.mjs';
 import { missingIntroducedIn } from './missing-introduced-in.mjs';
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +10,5 @@ import { missingIntroducedIn } from './missing-introduced-in.mjs';
 export default {
   'duplicate-stability-nodes': duplicateStabilityNodes,
   'invalid-change-version': invalidChangeVersion,
-  'missing-change-version': missingChangeVersion,
   'missing-introduced-in': missingIntroducedIn,
 };
diff --git a/src/linter/rules/invalid-change-version.mjs b/src/linter/rules/invalid-change-version.mjs
index aa688f49..0e69a5c0 100644
--- a/src/linter/rules/invalid-change-version.mjs
+++ b/src/linter/rules/invalid-change-version.mjs
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ export const invalidChangeVersion = entries =>
         .filter(isInvalid)
         .map(version => ({
           level: 'error',
-          message: LINT_MESSAGES.invalidChangeVersion.replace(
-            '{{version}}',
-            version
-          ),
+          message: version
+            ? LINT_MESSAGES.invalidChangeVersion.replace('{{version}}', version)
+            : LINT_MESSAGES.missingChangeVersion,
           location: { path: api_doc_source, position: yaml_position },
         }))
     )
diff --git a/src/linter/rules/missing-change-version.mjs b/src/linter/rules/missing-change-version.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index e540ee0e..00000000
--- a/src/linter/rules/missing-change-version.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Checks if any change version is missing
- *
- * @param {ApiDocMetadataEntry[]} entries
- * @returns {Array<import('../types').LintIssue>}
- */
-export const missingChangeVersion = entries => {
-  const issues = [];
-
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    if (entry.changes.length === 0) continue;
-
-    issues.push(
-      ...entry.changes
-        .filter(change => !change.version)
-        .map(() => ({
-          level: 'warn',
-          message: 'Missing change version',
-          location: {
-            path: entry.api_doc_source,
-            position: entry.yaml_position,
-          },
-        }))
-    );
-  }
-
-  return issues;
-};
diff --git a/src/linter/tests/rules/invalid-change-version.test.mjs b/src/linter/tests/rules/invalid-change-version.test.mjs
index 6ac0fed3..2b7fe370 100644
--- a/src/linter/tests/rules/invalid-change-version.test.mjs
+++ b/src/linter/tests/rules/invalid-change-version.test.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,35 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { execPath } from 'node:process';
 
 describe('invalidChangeVersion', () => {
+  it('should return an empty array if all change versions are non-empty', () => {
+    const issues = invalidChangeVersion([assertEntry]);
+
+    deepEqual(issues, []);
+  });
+
+  it('should return an issue if a change version is missing', () => {
+    const issues = invalidChangeVersion([
+      {
+        ...assertEntry,
+        changes: [...assertEntry.changes, { version: undefined }],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    deepEqual(issues, [
+      {
+        level: 'error',
+        location: {
+          path: 'doc/api/assert.md',
+          position: {
+            end: { column: 35, line: 7, offset: 137 },
+            start: { column: 1, line: 7, offset: 103 },
+          },
+        },
+        message: 'Missing version field in the API doc entry',
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('should work with NODE_RELEASED_VERSIONS', () => {
     const result = spawnSync(
       execPath,
diff --git a/src/linter/tests/rules/missing-change-version.test.mjs b/src/linter/tests/rules/missing-change-version.test.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ca6ce22..00000000
--- a/src/linter/tests/rules/missing-change-version.test.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { deepEqual } from 'node:assert';
-import { missingChangeVersion } from '../../rules/missing-change-version.mjs';
-import { assertEntry } from '../fixtures/entries.mjs';
-
-describe('missingChangeVersion', () => {
-  it('should return an empty array if all change versions are non-empty', () => {
-    const issues = missingChangeVersion([assertEntry]);
-
-    deepEqual(issues, []);
-  });
-
-  it('should return an issue if a change version is missing', () => {
-    const issues = missingChangeVersion([
-      {
-        ...assertEntry,
-        changes: [...assertEntry.changes, { version: undefined }],
-      },
-    ]);
-
-    deepEqual(issues, [
-      {
-        level: 'warn',
-        location: {
-          path: 'doc/api/assert.md',
-          position: {
-            end: { column: 35, line: 7, offset: 137 },
-            start: { column: 1, line: 7, offset: 103 },
-          },
-        },
-        message: 'Missing change version',
-      },
-    ]);
-  });
-});