diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/fields_utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/fields_utils.ts
index 9f605899ccd7c7..d039a3b24f59c6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/fields_utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/util/fields_utils.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ function mixFactory(isRollup: boolean, rollupFields: RollupFields) {
 }
 
 function getKeywordFields(fields: Field[]): Field[] {
-  return fields.filter((f) => f.type === ES_FIELD_TYPES.KEYWORD);
+  return fields.filter(
+    (f) => f.type === ES_FIELD_TYPES.KEYWORD || f.type === ES_FIELD_TYPES.VERSION
+  );
 }
 
 function getTextFields(fields: Field[]): Field[] {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/common.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/common.ts
index 4de8caa978e6f3..d65d041c9a204a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/common.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/common.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ export const getDataGridSchemaFromESFieldType = (
       break;
     // keep schema undefined for text based columns
     case ES_FIELD_TYPES.KEYWORD:
+    case ES_FIELD_TYPES.VERSION:
     case ES_FIELD_TYPES.TEXT:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/new_job_capabilities/new_job_capabilities_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/new_job_capabilities/new_job_capabilities_service.ts
index 7592a13bdcb768..2f48874c973517 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/new_job_capabilities/new_job_capabilities_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/new_job_capabilities/new_job_capabilities_service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import {
 import { ml } from '../ml_api_service';
 import { processTextAndKeywordFields, NewJobCapabilitiesServiceBase } from './new_job_capabilities';
 
-const categoryFieldTypes = [ES_FIELD_TYPES.TEXT, ES_FIELD_TYPES.KEYWORD, ES_FIELD_TYPES.IP];
+const categoryFieldTypes = [
+  ES_FIELD_TYPES.TEXT,
+  ES_FIELD_TYPES.KEYWORD,
+  ES_FIELD_TYPES.IP,
+  ES_FIELD_TYPES.VERSION,
+];
 
 class NewJobCapsService extends NewJobCapabilitiesServiceBase {
   private _catFields: Field[] = [];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_service/new_job_caps/field_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_service/new_job_caps/field_service.ts
index f17d0a6702e600..cff7739ef8f748 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_service/new_job_caps/field_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_service/new_job_caps/field_service.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const supportedTypes: string[] = [
   ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_POINT,
   ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_SHAPE,
   ES_FIELD_TYPES.BOOLEAN,
+  ES_FIELD_TYPES.VERSION,
 ];
 
 export function fieldServiceProvider(