diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
index 0e2243036c..4066b58775 100755
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
@@ -1773,6 +1773,12 @@ public class Env {
 
     public long loadHeaderCOR1(DataInputStream dis, long checksum) throws IOException {
         int journalVersion = dis.readInt();
+        if (journalVersion > FeMetaVersion.VERSION_CURRENT) {
+            throw new IOException("The meta version of image is " + journalVersion
+                    + ", which is higher than FE current version " + FeMetaVersion.VERSION_CURRENT
+                    + ". Please upgrade your cluster to the latest version first.");
+        }
+
         long newChecksum = checksum ^ journalVersion;
         MetaContext.get().setMetaVersion(journalVersion);