diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugins/PluginInfo.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugins/PluginInfo.java
index f896050c33301..79e57b3e8a0e8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugins/PluginInfo.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugins/PluginInfo.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public PluginInfo(final StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         this.name = in.readString();
         this.description = in.readString();
         this.version = in.readString();
-        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_13_0)) {
             this.opensearchVersionRanges = (List<SemverRange>) in.readGenericValue();
         } else {
             this.opensearchVersionRanges = List.of(new SemverRange(in.readVersion(), SemverRange.RangeOperator.DEFAULT));
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public void writeTo(final StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(name);
         out.writeString(description);
         out.writeString(version);
-        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+        if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_2_13_0)) {
             out.writeGenericValue(opensearchVersionRanges);
         } else {
             /*