diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/ShutdownShardMigrationStatus.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/ShutdownShardMigrationStatus.java
index fd59426add7d1..d49d02f582a29 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/ShutdownShardMigrationStatus.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/ShutdownShardMigrationStatus.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class ShutdownShardMigrationStatus implements Writeable, ToXContentObject {
-    private static final Version ALLOCATION_DECISION_ADDED_VERSION = Version.V_8_0_0;
+    private static final Version ALLOCATION_DECISION_ADDED_VERSION = Version.V_7_16_0;
 
     private final SingleNodeShutdownMetadata.Status status;
     private final long shardsRemaining;