diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoryData.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoryData.java
index 22a6f7677c466..524a978bcf1d1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoryData.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoryData.java
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ public List<IndexId> resolveNewIndices(List<String> indicesToResolve, Map<String
     private static final String UUID = "uuid";
     private static final String STATE = "state";
     private static final String VERSION = "version";
+    private static final String MIN_VERSION = "min_version";
 
     /**
      * Writes the snapshots metadata and the related indices metadata to x-content.
@@ -626,6 +627,11 @@ public static RepositoryData snapshotsFromXContent(XContentParser parser, long g
                     XContentParserUtils.ensureExpectedToken(XContentParser.Token.START_OBJECT, parser.nextToken(), parser);
                     indexMetaIdentifiers = parser.mapStrings();
                     break;
+                case MIN_VERSION:
+                    // ignore min_version
+                    // todo: remove in next version
+                    parser.nextToken();
+                    break;
                 default:
                     XContentParserUtils.throwUnknownField(field, parser.getTokenLocation());
             }