diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index 516eda963e528..e5535d85601b4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion ML_INFERENCE_ELASTIC_RERANK_ADDED_8_19 = def(8_841_0_48);
     public static final TransportVersion NONE_CHUNKING_STRATEGY_8_19 = def(8_841_0_49);
     public static final TransportVersion IDP_CUSTOM_SAML_ATTRIBUTES_ALLOW_LIST_8_19 = def(8_841_0_50);
+    public static final TransportVersion SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_8_19 = def(8_841_0_51);
     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/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/UpdateDataStreamSettingsAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/UpdateDataStreamSettingsAction.java
index be79a0755d4bd..bca0b1650581b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/UpdateDataStreamSettingsAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/UpdateDataStreamSettingsAction.java
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ public Request(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             super(in);
             this.dataStreamNames = in.readStringArray();
             this.settings = Settings.readSettingsFromStream(in);
-            if (in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS)) {
+            if (in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_DRY_RUN)
+                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_8_19)) {
                 this.dryRun = in.readBoolean();
             } else {
                 this.dryRun = false;
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             super.writeTo(out);
             out.writeStringArray(dataStreamNames);
             settings.writeTo(out);
-            if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_DRY_RUN)) {
+            if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_DRY_RUN)
+                || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_8_19)) {
                 out.writeBoolean(dryRun);
             }
         }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/DataStream.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/DataStream.java
index f131f0e2550a2..cd3d5d2621610 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/DataStream.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/DataStream.java
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ public static DataStream read(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             dataStreamOptions = failureStoreEnabled ? DataStreamOptions.FAILURE_STORE_ENABLED : null;
         }
         final Settings settings;
-        if (in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS)) {
+        if (in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS)
+            || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_8_19)) {
             settings = Settings.readSettingsFromStream(in);
         } else {
             settings = Settings.EMPTY;
@@ -1349,7 +1350,8 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(DataStream.ADD_DATA_STREAM_OPTIONS_VERSION)) {
             out.writeOptionalWriteable(dataStreamOptions.isEmpty() ? null : dataStreamOptions);
         }
-        if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS)) {
+        if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS)
+            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.SETTINGS_IN_DATA_STREAMS_8_19)) {
             settings.writeTo(out);
         }
     }