diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/utils/json.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/utils/json.py
index 53ab980f2..7d08d75ae 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/utils/json.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/utils/json.py
@@ -228,9 +228,7 @@ def default(self, obj: Any) -> Any:  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         if isinstance(obj, QuantumCircuit):
             kwargs: Dict[str, object] = {"use_symengine": bool(optionals.HAS_SYMENGINE)}
             if _TERRA_VERSION[0] >= 1:
-                # NOTE: This can be updated only after the server side has
-                # updated to a newer qiskit version.
-                kwargs["version"] = 10
+                kwargs["version"] = 11
             value = _serialize_and_encode(
                 data=obj,
                 serializer=lambda buff, data: dump(
@@ -258,9 +256,7 @@ def default(self, obj: Any) -> Any:  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         if isinstance(obj, Instruction):
             kwargs = {"use_symengine": bool(optionals.HAS_SYMENGINE)}
             if _TERRA_VERSION[0] >= 1:
-                # NOTE: This can be updated only after the server side has
-                # updated to a newer qiskit version.
-                kwargs["version"] = 10
+                kwargs["version"] = 11
             # Append instruction to empty circuit
             quantum_register = QuantumRegister(obj.num_qubits)
             quantum_circuit = QuantumCircuit(quantum_register)