diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
index 1672a4b8ce4..2a8d7d8bdab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.monitor.jvm.JvmInfo;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
  */
-public class Version {
+public class Version implements Serializable {
 
     // The logic for ID is: XXYYZZAA, where XX is major version, YY is minor version, ZZ is revision, and AA is Beta/RC indicator
     // AA values below 50 are beta builds, and below 99 are RC builds, with 99 indicating a release