diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index 30739fbb992b2..7ed5e29a65dcf 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion ML_INFERENCE_HUGGING_FACE_CHAT_COMPLETION_ADDED_8_19 = def(8_841_0_31);
     public static final TransportVersion V_8_19_FIELD_CAPS_ADD_CLUSTER_ALIAS = def(8_841_0_32);
     public static final TransportVersion ESQL_HASH_OPERATOR_STATUS_OUTPUT_TIME_8_19 = def(8_841_0_34);
+    public static final TransportVersion RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED_8_19 = def(8_841_0_35);
     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/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/rank/textsimilarity/TextSimilarityRankBuilder.java b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/rank/textsimilarity/TextSimilarityRankBuilder.java
index cc23e8e3a337b..71f3465f8dfc8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/rank/textsimilarity/TextSimilarityRankBuilder.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/rank/textsimilarity/TextSimilarityRankBuilder.java
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ public TextSimilarityRankBuilder(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         this.inferenceText = in.readString();
         this.field = in.readString();
         this.minScore = in.readOptionalFloat();
-        if (in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED)) {
+        if (in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED_8_19)
+            || in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED)) {
             this.failuresAllowed = in.readBoolean();
         } else {
             this.failuresAllowed = false;
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ public void doWriteTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(inferenceText);
         out.writeString(field);
         out.writeOptionalFloat(minScore);
-        if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED)) {
+        if (out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED_8_19)
+            || out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.RERANKER_FAILURES_ALLOWED)) {
             out.writeBoolean(failuresAllowed);
         }
     }