diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/wlm/ResourceType.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/wlm/ResourceType.java
index adf384995c91d..c3f48f5f793ce 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/wlm/ResourceType.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/wlm/ResourceType.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Enum to hold the resource type
+ *
+ * @opensearch.api
  */
-@PublicApi(since = "2.x")
+@PublicApi(since = "2.17.0")
 public enum ResourceType {
     CPU("cpu", task -> task.getTotalResourceUtilization(ResourceStats.CPU), true),
     MEMORY("memory", task -> task.getTotalResourceUtilization(ResourceStats.MEMORY), true);