diff --git a/_clients/agents-and-ingestion-tools/index.md b/_clients/agents-and-ingestion-tools/index.md
index 7b9ca7fb..ed326279 100644
--- a/_clients/agents-and-ingestion-tools/index.md
+++ b/_clients/agents-and-ingestion-tools/index.md
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ PUT _cluster/settings
 }
 ```
 
+[Just like any other setting]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/configuration/), the alternative is to add the following line to `opensearch.yml` on each node and then restart the node:
+
+```yml
+compatibility.override_main_response_version: true
+```
+
 
 ## Downloads
 
diff --git a/_upgrade-to/upgrade-to.md b/_upgrade-to/upgrade-to.md
index 1fed63f3..a415b621 100644
--- a/_upgrade-to/upgrade-to.md
+++ b/_upgrade-to/upgrade-to.md
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ If you are upgrading an Open Distro for Elasticsearch cluster, we recommend firs
 
    1. Port your settings from `elasticsearch.yml` to `opensearch.yml`. Most settings use the same names. At a minimum, specify `cluster.name`, `node.name`, `discovery.seed_hosts`, and `cluster.initial_master_nodes`.
 
+   1. (Optional) If you're actively connecting to the cluster with legacy clients that check for a particular version number, such as Logstash OSS, add a [compatibility setting]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/clients/agents-and-ingestion-tools/) to `opensearch.yml`:
+
+      ```yml
+      compatibility.override_main_response_version: true
+      ```
+
    1. (Optional) Add your certificates to your `config` directory, add them to `opensearch.yml`, and initialize the security plugin.
 
 1. Start OpenSearch on the node (rolling) or all nodes (cluster restart).