diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
index 452f655b996d2..b4a91c287610a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public SearchRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_7_0)) {
             pipeline = in.readOptionalString();
         }
-        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_12_0)) {
             phaseTook = in.readOptionalBoolean();
         }
     }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_7_0)) {
             out.writeOptionalString(pipeline);
         }
-        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_12_0)) {
             out.writeOptionalBoolean(phaseTook);
         }
     }