diff --git a/_about/index.md b/_about/index.md
index a05387a15a..3fc350eb31 100644
--- a/_about/index.md
+++ b/_about/index.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ redirect_from:
 {%- comment -%}The `/docs/opensearch/` redirect is specifically to support the UI links in OpenSearch Dashboards 1.0.0.{%- endcomment -%}
 
 # OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards
+**Version {{site.opensearch_major_minor_version}}**
+{: .label .label-blue }
 
 This section contains documentation for OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards.
 
diff --git a/assets/js/_version-selector.js b/assets/js/_version-selector.js
index dc438e04fa..1f46c9c0cc 100644
--- a/assets/js/_version-selector.js
+++ b/assets/js/_version-selector.js
@@ -155,11 +155,19 @@ class VersionSelector extends HTMLElement {
         const {shadowRoot} = this;
         const frag = this._makeFragment(tpl);
 
-        frag.querySelector('#selected').textContent = `${PREFIX}${this.getAttribute('selected')}.x`;
+        frag.querySelector('#selected').textContent = `${PREFIX}${this.getAttribute('selected')}`;
 
         const pathName = location.pathname.replace(/\/docs(\/((latest|\d+\.\d+)\/?)?)?/, '');
-        const versionsDOMText = DOC_VERSIONS.map((v, idx) => `<a href="/docs/${v}/${pathName}"${v === DOC_VERSION_LATEST ? ' class="latest"' : ''}>${PREFIX}${v}.x</a>`)
-            .join('');
+        const versionsDOMNodes = DOC_VERSIONS.map((v, idx) => `<a href="/docs/${v}/${pathName}"${v === DOC_VERSION_LATEST ? ' class="latest"' : ''}>${PREFIX}${v}</a>`);
+        if (Array.isArray(DOC_VERSIONS_ARCHIVED) && DOC_VERSIONS_ARCHIVED.length) {
+            versionsDOMNodes.push(
+                `<a class="show-archived"><span>Show archived</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M6 9l6 6l6-6"/></g></svg></a>`,
+                `<a class="archived">Archived</a>`,
+                ...DOC_VERSIONS_ARCHIVED.map((v, idx) => `<a href="/docs/${v}/${pathName}">${PREFIX}${v}</a>`)
+            );
+        }
+
+        const versionsDOMText = versionsDOMNodes.join('');
 
         frag.querySelector('#dropdown').appendChild(this._makeFragment(versionsDOMText));
         frag.querySelector('#spacer').appendChild(this._makeFragment(versionsDOMText));