diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.test.ts
index 6bd865e2750a2..4abe201b33901 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.test.ts
@@ -777,7 +777,12 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
       expect(dispatchAddTimeline).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: TimelineId.active,
         savedTimeline: true,
-        timeline: mockTimelineModel,
+        timeline: {
+          ...mockTimelineModel,
+          version: null,
+          updated: undefined,
+          changed: undefined,
+        },
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.ts
index e4f5f8746cc0c..e4a738cbe55e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/components/open_timeline/helpers.ts
@@ -435,18 +435,22 @@ export const dispatchUpdateTimeline =
     preventSettingQuery,
   }: UpdateTimeline): (() => void) =>
   () => {
-    if (!isEmpty(timeline.indexNames)) {
+    let _timeline = timeline;
+    if (duplicate) {
+      _timeline = { ...timeline, updated: undefined, changed: undefined, version: null };
+    }
+    if (!isEmpty(_timeline.indexNames)) {
       dispatch(
         sourcererActions.setSelectedDataView({
           id: SourcererScopeName.timeline,
-          selectedDataViewId: timeline.dataViewId,
-          selectedPatterns: timeline.indexNames,
+          selectedDataViewId: _timeline.dataViewId,
+          selectedPatterns: _timeline.indexNames,
         })
       );
     }
     if (
-      timeline.status === TimelineStatus.immutable &&
-      timeline.timelineType === TimelineType.template
+      _timeline.status === TimelineStatus.immutable &&
+      _timeline.timelineType === TimelineType.template
     ) {
       dispatch(
         dispatchSetRelativeRangeDatePicker({
@@ -461,24 +465,29 @@ export const dispatchUpdateTimeline =
       dispatch(dispatchSetTimelineRangeDatePicker({ from, to }));
     }
     dispatch(
-      dispatchAddTimeline({ id, timeline, resolveTimelineConfig, savedTimeline: duplicate })
+      dispatchAddTimeline({
+        id,
+        timeline: _timeline,
+        resolveTimelineConfig,
+        savedTimeline: duplicate,
+      })
     );
     if (
       !preventSettingQuery &&
-      timeline.kqlQuery != null &&
-      timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery != null &&
-      timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery != null &&
-      timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.expression !== ''
+      _timeline.kqlQuery != null &&
+      _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery != null &&
+      _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery != null &&
+      _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.expression !== ''
     ) {
       dispatch(
         dispatchApplyKqlFilterQuery({
           id,
           filterQuery: {
             kuery: {
-              kind: timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.kind ?? 'kuery',
-              expression: timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.expression || '',
+              kind: _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.kind ?? 'kuery',
+              expression: _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.kuery.expression || '',
             },
-            serializedQuery: timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.serializedQuery || '',
+            serializedQuery: _timeline.kqlQuery.filterQuery.serializedQuery || '',
           },
         })
       );