diff --git a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/DeprecatedApi.java b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/DeprecatedApi.java
index 8661fd368bf1e..08123e8e65f7f 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/DeprecatedApi.java
+++ b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/DeprecatedApi.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 @Documented
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
-@PublicApi
+@PublicApi(since = "2.10.0")
 public @interface DeprecatedApi {
     /**
      * Version since this API is deprecated
diff --git a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/ExperimentalApi.java b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/ExperimentalApi.java
index f31ec5ec3826c..874763f9c9cff 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/ExperimentalApi.java
+++ b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/ExperimentalApi.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  */
 @Documented
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
-@PublicApi
+@PublicApi(since = "2.10.0")
 public @interface ExperimentalApi {
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/InternalApi.java b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/InternalApi.java
index c5710672b58b4..b2eec5c3ec431 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/InternalApi.java
+++ b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/InternalApi.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 @Documented
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
-@PublicApi
+@PublicApi(since = "2.10.0")
 public @interface InternalApi {
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/PublicApi.java b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/PublicApi.java
index 0de7dc10c6359..89faf44604195 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/PublicApi.java
+++ b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/PublicApi.java
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
  */
 @Documented
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
-@PublicApi
+@PublicApi(since = "2.10.0")
 public @interface PublicApi {
     /**
      * Version when this API was released
      */
-    String since() default "";
+    String since();
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/package-info.java b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/package-info.java
index 72b747e35d964..7bb79d7579747 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/package-info.java
+++ b/libs/common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/annotation/package-info.java
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
  *
  * @opensearch.api
  */
-@PublicApi
+@PublicApi(since = "2.10.0")
 package org.opensearch.common.annotation;