diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e209e5841dadf..d567e231f9f65 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ tasks.register("verifyVersions") {
  * after the backport of the backcompat code is complete.
  */
 
-boolean bwc_tests_enabled = false
+boolean bwc_tests_enabled = true
 // place a PR link here when committing bwc changes:
-String bwc_tests_disabled_issue = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/76532"
+String bwc_tests_disabled_issue = ""
 /*
  * FIPS 140-2 behavior was fixed in 7.11.0. Before that there is no way to run elasticsearch in a
  * JVM that is properly configured to be in fips mode with BCFIPS. For now we need to disable
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/get/GetSnapshotsRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/get/GetSnapshotsRequest.java
index 27ba29c14284c..64531064c1f9f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/get/GetSnapshotsRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/get/GetSnapshotsRequest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class GetSnapshotsRequest extends MasterNodeRequest<GetSnapshotsRequest>
 
     public static final Version PAGINATED_GET_SNAPSHOTS_VERSION = Version.V_7_14_0;
 
-    public static final Version NUMERIC_PAGINATION_VERSION = Version.V_8_0_0;
+    public static final Version NUMERIC_PAGINATION_VERSION = Version.V_7_15_0;
 
     public static final int NO_LIMIT = -1;