diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.highlight/10_unified.yaml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.highlight/10_unified.yaml
index 72f782e68d1..644e8c4ec5a 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.highlight/10_unified.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.highlight/10_unified.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Basic":
   - skip:
-      version: " - 5.2.99"
+      version: " - 5.99.99"
       reason:  this uses a new highlighter that has been added in 5.3
   - do:
       search: