diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0e5d0bcc60..63686fc33d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ The archived URL has to point at a build that _included_ `<archiving>`, so you b
 
 Everything from here on refers to `<archiving>`:
 
-2. **Build `<archiving>`.** Make sure it is in `versions.json`. If you are refreshing an already-archived version, move it out of `versionsArchived.json` and back into `versions.json`. Commit, push and let Vercel deploy.
+2. **Build `<archiving>`.** Make sure it is in `versions.json`. If you are refreshing an already-archived version, move it out of `versionsArchived.json` and back into `versions.json`, and add it back to the generation scripts in step 10. Commit, push and let Vercel deploy.
 3. **Promote the deployment.** In the Vercel dashboard, open that deployment and **Promote to Production** so it does not get cleaned up. Wait for the build to finish before pushing again, or it may get canceled.
 4. **Copy its URL.** Use the deployment's unique `ionic-docs-<hash>-ionic1.vercel.app` URL, not the branch or production alias.
 5. **Archive it.** Remove `<archiving>` from `versions.json`, then add it to `versionsArchived.json` with `/docs/<archiving>` appended and no trailing slash (a trailing slash causes a brief 404 flash):
@@ -306,9 +306,27 @@ Everything from here on refers to `<archiving>`:
    +              choices: ['8', '9'],
    ```
 
-10. **Open a PR.** Once merged, the version picker links to the archive and `main` stops building `<archiving>`.
+10. **Update the generation scripts.** Remove `<archiving>` from the write lists in [`scripts/native.mjs`](./scripts/native.mjs) and [`scripts/cli.mjs`](./scripts/cli.mjs), so every build stops regenerating content for a version served from a frozen deployment. The remaining targets are `docs/` (the current version) and the one older version still in `versions.json`.
 
-Removed versions keep their `versioned_docs/` and `versioned_sidebars/` content, so they can be rebuilt anytime by adding them back to `versions.json`.
+    _`scripts/native.mjs`_
+
+    ```diff
+     writeFileSync(`docs/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
+    -  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-<archiving>/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
+     writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v8/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
+    ```
+
+    _`scripts/cli.mjs`_
+
+    ```diff
+     writeFileSync(`docs/${path}`, data);
+    -  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-<archiving>/${path}`, data);
+     writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v8/${path}`, data);
+    ```
+
+11. **Open a PR.** Once merged, the version picker links to the archive and `main` stops building `<archiving>`.
+
+Removed versions keep their authored `versioned_docs/` and `versioned_sidebars/` content, so they can be rebuilt anytime by adding them back to `versions.json`. Their `native/` and `cli/commands/` pages are generated rather than committed, so a rebuild also needs the version back in the write lists from step 10. Without it those sections build empty.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Ionic v3 and v4 use other build tools and are not managed here.
diff --git a/scripts/cli.mjs b/scripts/cli.mjs
index 7dc4bd3f17..eeb01a3395 100644
--- a/scripts/cli.mjs
+++ b/scripts/cli.mjs
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ function writePage(page) {
 
   const path = `cli/commands/${commandToKebab(page.name)}.md`;
   writeFileSync(`docs/${path}`, data);
-  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v6/${path}`, data);
-  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v7/${path}`, data);
   writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v8/${path}`, data);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/native.mjs b/scripts/native.mjs
index 748970eb71..dc20bda955 100644
--- a/scripts/native.mjs
+++ b/scripts/native.mjs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ async function buildPluginApiDocs(pluginId) {
   const fileName = `${pluginId}.md`;
 
   writeFileSync(`docs/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
-  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v6/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
-  writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v7/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
   writeFileSync(`versioned_docs/version-v8/native/${fileName}`, apiContent);
 }