diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/merge/MergeStats.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/merge/MergeStats.java
index fc5bac24a60d6..a284cec247ff1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/merge/MergeStats.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/merge/MergeStats.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public MergeStats(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         totalStoppedTimeInMillis = in.readVLong();
         totalThrottledTimeInMillis = in.readVLong();
         totalBytesPerSecAutoThrottle = in.readVLong();
-        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_11_0)) {
             unreferencedFileCleanUpsPerformed = in.readOptionalVLong();
         }
     }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeVLong(totalStoppedTimeInMillis);
         out.writeVLong(totalThrottledTimeInMillis);
         out.writeVLong(totalBytesPerSecAutoThrottle);
-        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_11_0)) {
             out.writeOptionalVLong(unreferencedFileCleanUpsPerformed);
         }
     }