diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/support/VersionUtilsTests.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/support/VersionUtilsTests.java
index 722008a37b2..9f37cab21ac 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/support/VersionUtilsTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/support/VersionUtilsTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class VersionUtilsTests extends ESTestCase {
     public void testParseVersion() {
         List<Version> versions = randomSubsetOf(9, Version.V_2_0_0_beta1, Version.V_2_0_0_beta2, Version.V_2_0_0_rc1, Version.V_2_0_0,
                 Version.V_2_0_1, Version.V_2_0_2, Version.V_2_1_0, Version.V_2_1_1, Version.V_2_1_2, Version.V_2_2_0, Version.V_2_3_0,
-                Version.V_5_0_0);
+                Version.V_5_0_0_alpha1);
         for (Version version : versions) {
             String output = createOutput(VersionUtils.VERSION_NUMBER_FIELD, version.toString());
             assertThat(VersionUtils.parseVersion(output.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)), equalTo(version));
diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/VersionCompatibilityTests.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/VersionCompatibilityTests.java
index cc4a145ee61..a02ac83c819 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/VersionCompatibilityTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/VersionCompatibilityTests.java
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ public class VersionCompatibilityTests extends ESTestCase {
          *
          */
         assertThat("Remove workaround in LicenseService class when es core supports merging cluster level custom metadata",
-                Version.CURRENT.onOrBefore(Version.V_5_0_0), is(true));
+                Version.CURRENT.onOrBefore(Version.V_5_0_0_alpha1), is(true));
     }
 }