diff --git a/pkg/meta/version.go b/pkg/meta/version.go
index 306213ec0..869e02e92 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/version.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package meta
 
 const (
 	// InstanceManagerAPIVersion used to communicate with the user e.g. longhorn-manager
-	InstanceManagerAPIVersion    = 3
+	InstanceManagerAPIVersion    = 2
 	InstanceManagerAPIMinVersion = 1
 
 	// InstanceManagerProxyAPIVersion is used for compatibility check for longhorn-manager