diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index 680770a41c44d..ddcbbfe9b6ef4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion RESCORE_VECTOR_ALLOW_ZERO_BACKPORT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_27);
     public static final TransportVersion INFERENCE_ADD_TIMEOUT_PUT_ENDPOINT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_28);
     public static final TransportVersion ESQL_REPORT_SHARD_PARTITIONING_8_19 = def(8_841_0_29);
+    public static final TransportVersion ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19 = def(8_841_0_30);
     public static final TransportVersion V_9_0_0 = def(9_000_0_09);
     public static final TransportVersion INITIAL_ELASTICSEARCH_9_0_1 = def(9_000_0_10);
     public static final TransportVersion INITIAL_ELASTICSEARCH_9_0_2 = def(9_000_0_11);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverProfile.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverProfile.java
index 0b115b1b98350..1e3cadca751dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverProfile.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverProfile.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public record DriverProfile(
     public static DriverProfile readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         return new DriverProfile(
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION)
-                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0) ? in.readString() : "",
+                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)
+                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.V_8_16_0) ? in.readVLong() : 0,
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ public static DriverProfile readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION)
-            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)) {
+            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)
+            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19)) {
             out.writeString(description);
         }
         if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION)) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverStatus.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverStatus.java
index fe780fd23ad5e..b42c2f3e48ced 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverStatus.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverStatus.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public static DriverStatus readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         return new DriverStatus(
             in.readString(),
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION)
-                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0) ? in.readString() : "",
+                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)
+                || in.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION) ? in.readString() : "",
             in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.V_8_14_0) ? in.readLong() : 0,
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ public static DriverStatus readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
     public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(sessionId);
         if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION)
-            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)) {
+            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.V_9_0_0)
+            || out.getTransportVersion().isPatchFrom(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19)) {
             out.writeString(description);
         }
         if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.ESQL_DRIVER_NODE_DESCRIPTION)) {