diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.component_template/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.component_template/10_basic.yml
index f4f705d00d8..fbbd59b893b 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.component_template/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.component_template/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 "Basic CRUD":
   - skip:
-      version: " - 7.6.99"
-      reason: only available in 7.7+
+      version: " - 7.7.99"
+      reason: "index/component template v2 API unavailable before 7.8"
 
   - do:
       cluster.put_component_template: