diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/LegacyESVersion.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/LegacyESVersion.java
index 8cd60084ad710..f0d1e3356c542 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/LegacyESVersion.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/LegacyESVersion.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
  */
 public class LegacyESVersion extends Version {
 
+    public static final LegacyESVersion V_6_0_0 = new LegacyESVersion(6000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.fromBits(7, 0, 0));
+
     // todo move back to Version.java if retiring legacy version support
     protected static final ImmutableOpenIntMap<Version> idToVersion;
     protected static final ImmutableOpenMap<String, Version> stringToVersion;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/directory/RemoteSnapshotDirectory.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/directory/RemoteSnapshotDirectory.java
index e723c831b213d..840dc37569081 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/directory/RemoteSnapshotDirectory.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/directory/RemoteSnapshotDirectory.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  */
 public final class RemoteSnapshotDirectory extends Directory {
 
-    public static final Version SEARCHABLE_SNAPSHOT_EXTENDED_COMPATIBILITY_MINIMUM_VERSION = LegacyESVersion.fromId(6000099);
+    public static final Version SEARCHABLE_SNAPSHOT_EXTENDED_COMPATIBILITY_MINIMUM_VERSION = LegacyESVersion.V_6_0_0;
 
     private static final String VIRTUAL_FILE_PREFIX = BlobStoreRepository.VIRTUAL_DATA_BLOB_PREFIX;
 
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/common/lucene/LuceneTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/common/lucene/LuceneTests.java
index 67ff269a5827c..966c47b2f42d9 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/common/lucene/LuceneTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/common/lucene/LuceneTests.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public void testNumDocs() throws IOException {
      */
     public void testReadSegmentInfosExtendedCompatibility() throws IOException {
         final String pathToTestIndex = "/indices/bwc/es-6.3.0/testIndex-es-6.3.0.zip";
-        final Version minVersion = LegacyESVersion.fromId(6000099);
+        final Version minVersion = LegacyESVersion.V_6_0_0;
         Path tmp = createTempDir();
         TestUtil.unzip(getClass().getResourceAsStream(pathToTestIndex), tmp);
         try (MockDirectoryWrapper dir = newMockFSDirectory(tmp)) {