diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementRestTestCase.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementRestTestCase.kt
index b98fbb125..02c5ca4c1 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementRestTestCase.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementRestTestCase.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import kotlin.collections.HashSet
 
 abstract class IndexManagementRestTestCase : ODFERestTestCase() {
 
-    val configSchemaVersion = 17
+    val configSchemaVersion = 18
     val historySchemaVersion = 5
 
     // Having issues with tests leaking into other tests and mappings being incorrect and they are not caught by any pending task wait check as