diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index 72f9780509a2e..d78f988640feb 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion REMOVE_ALL_APPLICABLE_SELECTOR_9_0 = def(9_000_0_05);
     public static final TransportVersion BYTE_SIZE_VALUE_ALWAYS_USES_BYTES_90 = def(9_000_0_06);
     public static final TransportVersion RETRY_ILM_ASYNC_ACTION_REQUIRE_ERROR_90 = def(9_000_0_07);
+    public static final TransportVersion RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE_90 = def(9_000_0_08);
     public static final TransportVersion COHERE_BIT_EMBEDDING_TYPE_SUPPORT_ADDED = def(9_001_0_00);
     public static final TransportVersion REMOVE_SNAPSHOT_FAILURES = def(9_002_0_00);
     public static final TransportVersion TRANSPORT_STATS_HANDLING_TIME_REQUIRED = def(9_003_0_00);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
index 113d4d78c4d32..009197d570201 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ public SearchRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             finalReduce = true;
         }
         ccsMinimizeRoundtrips = in.readBoolean();
-        if (in.getTransportVersion().before(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE) && in.readBoolean()) {
+        if ((in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE_90) == false
+            && in.getTransportVersion().before(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE)) && in.readBoolean()) {
             Version.readVersion(in); // and drop on the floor
         }
         waitForCheckpoints = in.readMap(StreamInput::readLongArray);
@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             out.writeBoolean(finalReduce);
         }
         out.writeBoolean(ccsMinimizeRoundtrips);
-        if (out.getTransportVersion().before(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE)) {
+        if ((out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE_90) == false
+            && out.getTransportVersion().before(TransportVersions.RE_REMOVE_MIN_COMPATIBLE_SHARD_NODE))) {
             out.writeBoolean(false);
         }
         out.writeMap(waitForCheckpoints, StreamOutput::writeLongArray);