diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index da9177f624b4d..b800206216d07 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion INTRODUCE_FAILURES_DEFAULT_RETENTION_BACKPORT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_26);
     public static final TransportVersion RESCORE_VECTOR_ALLOW_ZERO_BACKPORT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_27);
     public static final TransportVersion INFERENCE_ADD_TIMEOUT_PUT_ENDPOINT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_28);
+    public static final TransportVersion ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING_8_19 = def(8_841_0_29);
     public static final TransportVersion V_9_0_0 = def(9_000_0_09);
     public static final TransportVersion INITIAL_ELASTICSEARCH_9_0_1 = def(9_000_0_10);
     public static final TransportVersion INITIAL_ELASTICSEARCH_9_0_2 = def(9_000_0_11);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/lucene/LuceneOperator.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/lucene/LuceneOperator.java
index 9d670854a3045..b5b325e11094b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/lucene/LuceneOperator.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/lucene/LuceneOperator.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.TransportVersions.ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING;
+import static org.elasticsearch.TransportVersions.ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING_8_19;
 
 public abstract class LuceneOperator extends SourceOperator {
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(LuceneOperator.class);
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ private Status(LuceneOperator operator) {
             } else {
                 rowsEmitted = 0;
             }
-            partitioningStrategies = in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING)
+            partitioningStrategies = serializeShardPartitioning(in.getTransportVersion())
                 ? in.readMap(LuceneSliceQueue.PartitioningStrategy::readFrom)
                 : Map.of();
         }
@@ -376,11 +377,15 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_PROFILE_ROWS_PROCESSED)) {
                 out.writeVLong(rowsEmitted);
             }
-            if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING)) {
+            if (serializeShardPartitioning(out.getTransportVersion())) {
                 out.writeMap(partitioningStrategies, StreamOutput::writeString, StreamOutput::writeWriteable);
             }
         }
 
+        private static boolean serializeShardPartitioning(TransportVersion version) {
+            return version.onOrAfter(ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING) || version.isPatchFrom(ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING_8_19);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String getWriteableName() {
             return ENTRY.name;