diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03e4615d3df..00a786cbee3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ In order to deploy both the stacks the user needs to provide a set of required a
 |------------------------|:------------|:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | distVersion            | Required    | string  | The OpenSearch distribution version (released/un-released) the user wants to deploy                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | securityDisabled       | Required    | boolean | Enable or disable security plugin                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| adminPassword          | Optional    | string  | This value is required when security plugin is enabled                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| adminPassword          | Optional    | string  | This value is required when security plugin is enabled and the cluster version is >= 2.12                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | minDistribution        | Required    | boolean | Is it the minimal OpenSearch distribution with no security and plugins                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | distributionUrl        | Required    | string  | OpenSearch tar distribution url                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | cpuArch                | Required    | string  | CPU platform for EC2, could be either `x64` or `arm64`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
diff --git a/lib/os-cluster-entrypoint.ts b/lib/os-cluster-entrypoint.ts
index 074587f8849..fd3cf6bb4ef 100644
--- a/lib/os-cluster-entrypoint.ts
+++ b/lib/os-cluster-entrypoint.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ export class OsClusterEntrypoint {
 
       // adminPassword is required if security is enabled and demo config is to be run
       const adminPassword: String = security ? `${scope.node.tryGetContext('adminPassword')}` : "";
-      if (security && (adminPassword === null || adminPassword === "")) {
+      console.log("bhosdino");
+      console.log(Number.parseFloat(distVersion));
+      console.log(Number.parseFloat(distVersion) >= 2.12);
+    
+      if (!security && Number.parseFloat(distVersion) >= 2.12 && (adminPassword === null || adminPassword === "")) {
         throw new Error('adminPassword parameter is required to be set when security is enabled');
       }
 
diff --git a/test/os-cluster.test.ts b/test/os-cluster.test.ts
index 4bdb7cd5d2f..c63b717b403 100644
--- a/test/os-cluster.test.ts
+++ b/test/os-cluster.test.ts
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ test('Throw error on incorrect JSON', () => {
   }
 });
 
-test('Throw error when security is enabled and adminPassword is not defined', () => {
+test('Throw error when security is enabled and adminPassword is not defined and dist version is greater than or equal to 2.12', () => {
   const app = new App({
     context: {
       securityDisabled: false,
@@ -539,16 +539,16 @@ test('Throw error when security is enabled and adminPassword is not defined', ()
       cpuArch: 'x64',
       singleNodeCluster: false,
       dashboardsUrl: 'www.example.com',
-      distVersion: '1.0.0',
+      distVersion: '3.0.0',
       serverAccessType: 'ipv4',
       restrictServerAccessTo: 'all',
-      additionalConfig: '{ "name": "John Doe", "age": 30, "email": "johndoe@example.com" }',
-      additionalOsdConfig: '{ "something.enabled": "true", "something_else.enabled": "false" }',
-      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-      customConfigFiles: '{"test/data/config.yml": opensearch/config/opensearch-security/config.yml"}',
+      managerNodeCount: 0,
+      dataNodeCount: 3,
+      dataNodeStorage: 200,
+      customRoleArn: 'arn:aws:iam::12345678:role/customRoleName',
     },
   });
-  // WHEN
+
   try {
     const testStack = new OsClusterEntrypoint(app, {
       env: { account: 'test-account', region: 'us-east-1' },
@@ -562,3 +562,33 @@ test('Throw error when security is enabled and adminPassword is not defined', ()
     expect(error.message).toEqual('adminPassword parameter is required to be set when security is enabled');
   }
 });
+
+test('Should not throw error when security is enabled and adminPassword is not defined and dist version is less than 2.12', () => {
+  const app = new App({
+    context: {
+      securityDisabled: false,
+      minDistribution: false,
+      distributionUrl: 'www.example.com',
+      cpuArch: 'x64',
+      singleNodeCluster: false,
+      dashboardsUrl: 'www.example.com',
+      distVersion: '1.0.0',
+      serverAccessType: 'ipv4',
+      restrictServerAccessTo: 'all',
+      managerNodeCount: 0,
+      dataNodeCount: 3,
+      dataNodeStorage: 200,
+      customRoleArn: 'arn:aws:iam::12345678:role/customRoleName',
+    },
+  });
+
+  // WHEN
+  const testStack = new OsClusterEntrypoint(app, {
+    env: { account: 'test-account', region: 'us-east-1' },
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(testStack.stacks).toHaveLength(2);
+
+});
+