diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/CommonValue.java b/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/CommonValue.java
index 933f00b5ad..06f917ee9d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/CommonValue.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/CommonValue.java
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ public class CommonValue {
     public static final Version VERSION_2_12_0 = Version.fromString("2.12.0");
     public static final Version VERSION_2_13_0 = Version.fromString("2.13.0");
     public static final Version VERSION_2_14_0 = Version.fromString("2.14.0");
+    public static final Version VERSION_2_15_0 = Version.fromString("2.15.0");
     public static final Version VERSION_2_16_0 = Version.fromString("2.16.0");
     public static final Version VERSION_2_17_0 = Version.fromString("2.17.0");
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/MLConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/MLConfig.java
index 39dd250f95..67f5467cbc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/MLConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/common/MLConfig.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 
+import org.opensearch.Version;
 import org.opensearch.core.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.opensearch.core.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.opensearch.core.common.io.stream.Writeable;
@@ -28,17 +29,23 @@ public class MLConfig implements ToXContentObject, Writeable {
 
     public static final String TYPE_FIELD = "type";
 
-    public static final String CONFIG_TYPE_FIELD = "config_type";
-
     public static final String CONFIGURATION_FIELD = "configuration";
 
-    public static final String ML_CONFIGURATION_FIELD = "ml_configuration";
-
     public static final String CREATE_TIME_FIELD = "create_time";
     public static final String LAST_UPDATE_TIME_FIELD = "last_update_time";
 
+    // Adding below three new fields since the original fields, type, configuration, and last_update_time
+    // are not created with correct data types in config index due to missing schema version bump.
+    // Starting 2.15, it is suggested that below fields be used for creating new documents in config index
+
+    public static final String CONFIG_TYPE_FIELD = "config_type";
+
+    public static final String ML_CONFIGURATION_FIELD = "ml_configuration";
+
     public static final String LAST_UPDATED_TIME_FIELD = "last_updated_time";
 
+    private static final Version MINIMAL_SUPPORTED_VERSION_FOR_NEW_CONFIG_FIELDS = CommonValue.VERSION_2_15_0;
+
     @Setter
     private String type;
 
@@ -71,37 +78,43 @@ public MLConfig(
     }
 
     public MLConfig(StreamInput input) throws IOException {
+        Version streamInputVersion = input.getVersion();
         this.type = input.readOptionalString();
-        this.configType = input.readOptionalString();
         if (input.readBoolean()) {
             configuration = new Configuration(input);
         }
-        if (input.readBoolean()) {
-            mlConfiguration = new Configuration(input);
-        }
         createTime = input.readOptionalInstant();
         lastUpdateTime = input.readOptionalInstant();
-        lastUpdatedTime = input.readOptionalInstant();
+        if (streamInputVersion.onOrAfter(MINIMAL_SUPPORTED_VERSION_FOR_NEW_CONFIG_FIELDS)) {
+            this.configType = input.readOptionalString();
+            if (input.readBoolean()) {
+                mlConfiguration = new Configuration(input);
+            }
+            lastUpdatedTime = input.readOptionalInstant();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+        Version streamOutputVersion = out.getVersion();
         out.writeOptionalString(type);
-        out.writeOptionalString(configType);
         if (configuration != null) {
             out.writeBoolean(true);
             configuration.writeTo(out);
         } else {
             out.writeBoolean(false);
         }
-        if (mlConfiguration != null) {
-            out.writeBoolean(true);
-            mlConfiguration.writeTo(out);
-        } else {
-            out.writeBoolean(false);
-        }
         out.writeOptionalInstant(createTime);
         out.writeOptionalInstant(lastUpdateTime);
+        if (streamOutputVersion.onOrAfter(MINIMAL_SUPPORTED_VERSION_FOR_NEW_CONFIG_FIELDS)) {
+            out.writeOptionalString(configType);
+            if (mlConfiguration != null) {
+                out.writeBoolean(true);
+                mlConfiguration.writeTo(out);
+            } else {
+                out.writeBoolean(false);
+            }
+        }
         out.writeOptionalInstant(lastUpdatedTime);
     }