diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/FollowersChecker.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/FollowersChecker.java
index 2ec0dabd91786..2cee9b1c2ee33 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/FollowersChecker.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/FollowersChecker.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage;
+import org.opensearch.Version;
 import org.opensearch.cluster.ClusterManagerMetrics;
 import org.opensearch.cluster.coordination.Coordinator.Mode;
 import org.opensearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNode;
@@ -503,7 +504,11 @@ public FollowerCheckRequest(final StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         public void writeTo(final StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             super.writeTo(out);
             out.writeLong(term);
-            sender.writeTo(out);
+            if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_3_0_0)) {
+                sender.writeToWithoutAttribute(out);
+            } else {
+                sender.writeTo(out);
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
index 653f81830ed17..63a003e15ce92 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  *
  * @opensearch.api
  */
-@PublicApi(since = "1.0.0")
+@PublicApi(since = "2.17.0")
 public class DiscoveryNode implements Writeable, ToXContentFragment {
 
     static final String COORDINATING_ONLY = "coordinating_only";
@@ -369,6 +369,26 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             out.writeString(entry.getKey());
             out.writeString(entry.getValue());
         }
+
+        out.writeVInt(roles.size());
+        for (final DiscoveryNodeRole role : roles) {
+            final DiscoveryNodeRole compatibleRole = role.getCompatibilityRole(out.getVersion());
+            out.writeString(compatibleRole.roleName());
+            out.writeString(compatibleRole.roleNameAbbreviation());
+            out.writeBoolean(compatibleRole.canContainData());
+        }
+
+        out.writeVersion(version);
+    }
+
+    public void writeToWithoutAttribute(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+        out.writeString(nodeName);
+        out.writeString(nodeId);
+        out.writeString(ephemeralId);
+        out.writeString(hostName);
+        out.writeString(hostAddress);
+        address.writeTo(out);
+        out.writeVInt(0);
         out.writeVInt(roles.size());
         for (final DiscoveryNodeRole role : roles) {
             final DiscoveryNodeRole compatibleRole = role.getCompatibilityRole(out.getVersion());
@@ -376,6 +396,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             out.writeString(compatibleRole.roleNameAbbreviation());
             out.writeBoolean(compatibleRole.canContainData());
         }
+
         out.writeVersion(version);
     }
 
@@ -572,7 +593,6 @@ public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws
             builder.field(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
         }
         builder.endObject();
-
         builder.endObject();
         return builder;
     }