diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
index 38def79b465..0f8992e6d2d 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ func Migrate(dash map[string]interface{}, targetVersion int) error {
 	inputVersion := schemaversion.GetSchemaVersion(dash)
 	dash["schemaVersion"] = inputVersion
 
+	// If the schema version is older than the minimum version, with migration support,
+	// we don't migrate the dashboard.
+	if inputVersion < schemaversion.MIN_VERSION {
+		return schemaversion.NewMigrationError("schema version is too old", inputVersion, schemaversion.MIN_VERSION)
+	}
+
 	for nextVersion := inputVersion + 1; nextVersion <= targetVersion; nextVersion++ {
 		if migration, ok := schemaversion.Migrations[nextVersion]; ok {
 			if err := migration(dash); err != nil {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate_test.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate_test.go
index bc4080d43d3..ef2a3468ce0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate_test.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ func TestMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(INPUT_DIR)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	t.Run("minimum version check", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := migration.Migrate(map[string]interface{}{
+			"schemaVersion": schemaversion.MIN_VERSION - 1,
+		}, schemaversion.MIN_VERSION)
+
+		var minVersionErr = schemaversion.NewMigrationError("schema version is too old", schemaversion.MIN_VERSION-1, schemaversion.MIN_VERSION)
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &minVersionErr)
+	})
+
 	for _, f := range files {
 		if f.IsDir() {
 			continue
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/errors.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/errors.go
index f5bbbe7d1fa..ee98593219d 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/errors.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/errors.go
@@ -23,3 +23,17 @@ type MigrationError struct {
 func (e *MigrationError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Errorf("schema migration from version %d to %d failed: %v", e.currentVersion, e.targetVersion, e.msg).Error()
 }
+
+// MinimumVersionError is an error that is returned when the schema version is below the minimum version.
+func NewMinimumVersionError(inputVersion int) *MinimumVersionError {
+	return &MinimumVersionError{inputVersion: inputVersion}
+}
+
+// MinimumVersionError is an error type for minimum version errors.
+type MinimumVersionError struct {
+	inputVersion int
+}
+
+func (e *MinimumVersionError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Errorf("input schema version is below minimum version. input: %d minimum: %d", e.inputVersion, MIN_VERSION).Error()
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
index 3d83da73a3f..81bdd545dc6 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import "strconv"
 
 type SchemaVersionMigrationFunc func(map[string]interface{}) error
 
-const LATEST_VERSION = 41
+const (
+	MIN_VERSION    = 36
+	LATEST_VERSION = 41
+)
 
 var Migrations = map[int]SchemaVersionMigrationFunc{
 	37: V37,