diff --git a/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc b/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
index e9c290d3bdb5f..041b184570ab6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/upgrade/rolling_upgrade.asciidoc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ 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