diff --git a/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc b/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
index e6ed7bb484636..e7a9ca09baae8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ You can check progress by submitting a <<cat-health,`_cat/health`>> request:
 
 [source,sh]
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-GET _cat/health
+GET _cat/health?v
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 // CONSOLE