diff --git a/be/src/olap/snapshot_manager.cpp b/be/src/olap/snapshot_manager.cpp
index e79fc4f4bc6222..ea1dc1c995f844 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/snapshot_manager.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/snapshot_manager.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Status SnapshotManager::_create_snapshot_files(const TabletSharedPtr& ref_tablet
                 }
                 *allow_incremental_clone = false;
             } else {
-                version = ref_tablet->max_version().second;
+                version = ref_tablet->max_version_unlocked().second;
                 *allow_incremental_clone = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet.h b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
index 15e17223c38819..e81f1212e778cd 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ inline int Tablet::version_count() const {
 }
 
 inline Version Tablet::max_version() const {
+    std::shared_lock rdlock(_meta_lock);
     return _tablet_meta->max_version();
 }
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/task/engine_publish_version_task.cpp b/be/src/olap/task/engine_publish_version_task.cpp
index bdea449d351c8a..eff14dfdb09ea1 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/task/engine_publish_version_task.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/task/engine_publish_version_task.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Status EnginePublishVersionTask::finish() {
                 TabletState tablet_state;
                 {
                     std::shared_lock rdlock(tablet->get_header_lock());
-                    max_version = tablet->max_version();
+                    max_version = tablet->max_version_unlocked();
                     tablet_state = tablet->tablet_state();
                 }
                 if (tablet_state == TabletState::TABLET_RUNNING &&