diff --git a/ksqldb-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutor.java b/ksqldb-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutor.java
index 23001145eb07..96e8f8a7cf33 100644
--- a/ksqldb-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutor.java
+++ b/ksqldb-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutor.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ private void terminateQuery(final PreparedStatement<TerminateQuery> terminateQue
 
   private static void throwUnsupportedStatementError() {
     throw new KsqlException("This version of ksqlDB does not support executing "
-        + "statements submitted prior to ksqlDB 0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.0. "
+        + "statements submitted prior to ksqlDB 0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.5. "
         + "Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade.");
   }
 
diff --git a/ksqldb-rest-app/src/test/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutorTest.java b/ksqldb-rest-app/src/test/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutorTest.java
index 1f65285d7afd..d2f93650aa7f 100644
--- a/ksqldb-rest-app/src/test/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutorTest.java
+++ b/ksqldb-rest-app/src/test/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/computation/InteractiveStatementExecutorTest.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public void shouldThrowOnCreateSourceWithoutPlan() {
     // Then
     assertThat(e.getMessage(), containsString(
         "This version of ksqlDB does not support executing statements submitted prior to ksqlDB "
-            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.0. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
+            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.5. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public void shouldThrowOnCreateAsSelectWithoutPlan() {
     // Then
     assertThat(e.getMessage(), containsString(
         "This version of ksqlDB does not support executing statements submitted prior to ksqlDB "
-            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.0. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
+            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.5. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public void shouldThrowOnDropSourceWithoutPlan() {
     // Then
     assertThat(e.getMessage(), containsString(
         "This version of ksqlDB does not support executing statements submitted prior to ksqlDB "
-            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.0. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
+            + "0.8.0 or Confluent Platform ksqlDB 5.5. Please see the upgrading guide to upgrade."));
   }
 
   @Test