diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessagingService.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessagingService.java
index b6055759c2..bfc97ba89b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessagingService.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessagingService.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public final class MessagingService implements MessagingServiceMBean
     public static final int VERSION_10  = 3;
     public static final int VERSION_11  = 4;
     public static final int VERSION_117 = 5;
+    public static final int VERSION_12  = 6;
 
     public static final int version_ = VERSION_117;
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/MigrationManager.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/MigrationManager.java
index 49e0c93c79..bb9149f8ba 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/MigrationManager.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/MigrationManager.java
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ public class MigrationManager implements IEndpointStateChangeSubscriber
         if (Gossiper.instance.getVersion(endpoint) < MessagingService.VERSION_117)
             return;
 
+        // Don't request migrations from nodes with versions that are >= 1.2
+        if (Gossiper.instance.getVersion(endpoint) >= MessagingService.VERSION_12)
+            return;
+
         if (Schema.instance.getVersion().equals(theirVersion))
             return;