diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/query/TermsQueryBuilder.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/query/TermsQueryBuilder.java
index 21ff90f2bf534..4b92d6a1f5460 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/query/TermsQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/query/TermsQueryBuilder.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public TermsQueryBuilder(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         termsLookup = in.readOptionalWriteable(TermsLookup::new);
         values = (List<?>) in.readGenericValue();
         this.supplier = null;
-        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_17_0)) {
             valueType = in.readEnum(ValueType.class);
         }
     }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ protected void doWriteTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(fieldName);
         out.writeOptionalWriteable(termsLookup);
         out.writeGenericValue(values);
-        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_17_0)) {
             out.writeEnum(valueType);
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TermsLookup.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TermsLookup.java
index 6b83b713c05c2..7337ed31ce41e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TermsLookup.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TermsLookup.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public TermsLookup(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         path = in.readString();
         index = in.readString();
         routing = in.readOptionalString();
-        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_17_0)) {
             store = in.readBoolean();
         }
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(path);
         out.writeString(index);
         out.writeOptionalString(routing);
-        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_17_0)) {
             out.writeBoolean(store);
         }
     }