diff --git a/be/src/olap/base_tablet.cpp b/be/src/olap/base_tablet.cpp
index 9c5cbb9b184a06..bcb1e4baec9df2 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/base_tablet.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/base_tablet.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #include "olap/cumulative_compaction_time_series_policy.h"
 #include "olap/tablet_fwd.h"
 #include "olap/tablet_schema_cache.h"
@@ -94,7 +96,8 @@ uint32_t BaseTablet::get_real_compaction_score() const {
 
 int32_t BaseTablet::max_version_config() {
     int32_t max_version = tablet_meta()->compaction_policy() == CUMULATIVE_TIME_SERIES_POLICY
-                                  ? config::time_series_max_tablet_version_num
+                                  ? std::max(config::time_series_max_tablet_version_num,
+                                             config::max_tablet_version_num)
                                   : config::max_tablet_version_num;
     return max_version;
 }