diff --git a/examples/all-overlays-google.html b/examples/all-overlays-google.html
index 9df8cff1d3..3b7790eea9 100644
--- a/examples/all-overlays-google.html
+++ b/examples/all-overlays-google.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/google.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
-        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.6&amp;sensor=false"></script>
+        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script src="all-overlays-google.js"></script>
     </head>
diff --git a/examples/google-v3-alloverlays.html b/examples/google-v3-alloverlays.html
index d4b368b171..d940266d7a 100644
--- a/examples/google-v3-alloverlays.html
+++ b/examples/google-v3-alloverlays.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/google.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
-        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.6&amp;sensor=false"></script>
+        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script src="google-v3-alloverlays.js"></script>
     </head>
diff --git a/examples/google-v3.html b/examples/google-v3.html
index 8b4a348b9b..4365dafbf8 100644
--- a/examples/google-v3.html
+++ b/examples/google-v3.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/google.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
-        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.6&amp;sensor=false"></script>
+        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script src="google-v3.js"></script>
     </head>
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ <h1 id="title">Google (v3) Layer Example</h1>
                 location, you must include the extra theme/default/google.css 
                 stylesheet.
             </p>
+            <p>
+                <strong>Note on Google Maps API versioning:</strong>
+                This example uses the "nightly" version of Google Maps
+                API. This is specified by using <code>v=3</code> in the
+                the Google Maps API URL. Production applications should use the
+                "release" or "frozen" versions of Google Maps
+                API. See the <code>OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3</code> API
+                docs, and the
+                <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/basics#Versioning">Versioning Section</a>
+                of the Google Maps API docs, for more details.
+            </p>
         </div>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/osm-google.html b/examples/osm-google.html
index a09cba59dd..066dadc61e 100644
--- a/examples/osm-google.html
+++ b/examples/osm-google.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/google.css" type="text/css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
-        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.6&amp;sensor=false"></script>
+        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script src="osm-google.js"></script>
     </head>
diff --git a/examples/spherical-mercator.html b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
index fc1bf681a5..b2835701d8 100644
--- a/examples/spherical-mercator.html
+++ b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         }
     </style>
 
-    <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.6&amp;sensor=false"></script>
+    <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false"></script>
 
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
   </head>