diff --git a/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager.go b/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager.go
index d2c8e70737a..0f3d584bc6f 100644
--- a/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package redis
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	clientSettings *Settings
 	sentinelClient *redis.SentinelClient
 
-	startAt                 time.Time
 	role                    string
 	roleSubscribeUpdateTime int64
 	roleProbePeriod         int64
@@ -76,7 +77,14 @@ func NewManager(properties engines.Properties) (engines.DBManager, error) {
 		roleProbePeriod: int64(viper.GetInt(constant.KBEnvRoleProbePeriod)),
 	}
 
-	mgr.startAt = time.Now()
+	majorVersion, err := getRedisMajorVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// The username is supported after 6.0
+	if majorVersion < 6 {
+		redisUser = ""
+	}
 
 	defaultSettings := &Settings{
 		Password: redisPasswd,
@@ -120,3 +128,31 @@ func tokenizeCmd2Args(cmd string) []interface{} {
 	}
 	return redisArgs
 }
+
+// we get redis version from 'redis-cli --version'
+func getRedisMajorVersion() (int, error) {
+	redisCliCMD, err := exec.LookPath("redis-cli")
+	if err != nil {
+		if viper.IsSet("REDIS_VERSION") {
+			return strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(viper.GetString("REDIS_VERSION")), ".")[0])
+		}
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	out, err := exec.Command(redisCliCMD, "--version").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	// output eg: redis-cli 7.2.4
+	versionInfo := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), " ")
+	if len(versionInfo) < 2 {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid redis version info: %s", string(out))
+	}
+
+	majorVersion, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(versionInfo[1]), ".")[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	return majorVersion, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager_test.go b/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager_test.go
index 62556b92ac9..2f41854e8d8 100644
--- a/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lorry/engines/redis/manager_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Redis DBManager", func() {
 	// Set up relevant viper config variables
 	viper.Set(constant.KBEnvServiceUser, "testuser")
 	viper.Set(constant.KBEnvServicePassword, "testpassword")
+	viper.Set("REDIS_VERSION", "7.2.4")
 	Context("new db manager", func() {
 		It("with right configurations", func() {
 			properties := engines.Properties{