diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/time/DateFormatter.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/time/DateFormatter.java
index 35f38f37968db..66ebca4010e6c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/time/DateFormatter.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/time/DateFormatter.java
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ default String formatMillis(long millis) {
      */
     DateMathParser toDateMathParser();
 
+    static DateFormatter forPattern(String input, String printPattern, Boolean canCacheFormatter) {
+        return forPattern(input, printPattern, canCacheFormatter, Version.CURRENT);
+    }
+
     static DateFormatter forPattern(String input, String printPattern, Boolean canCacheFormatter, final Version supportedVersion) {
 
         if (Strings.hasLength(input) == false) {