diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/routes/create_index_pattern.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/routes/create_index_pattern.ts
index 778ef460d3f8e8..d0767334626229 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/routes/create_index_pattern.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/routes/create_index_pattern.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type { DataPluginStart, DataPluginStartDependencies } from '../../plugin'
 
 const indexPatternSpecSchema = schema.object({
   title: schema.string(),
+  version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   id: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   type: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   timeFieldName: schema.maybe(schema.string()),