diff --git a/root/io/issue-9899/read_cmssw_class_v3.cxx b/root/io/issue-9899/read_cmssw_class_v3.cxx
index c2c7c34fe8..34df177650 100644
--- a/root/io/issue-9899/read_cmssw_class_v3.cxx
+++ b/root/io/issue-9899/read_cmssw_class_v3.cxx
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ struct Values {
 
 #ifdef __ROOTCLING__
 #pragma read sourceClass="RefVectorBase" targetClass="RefVectorBase" source="" \
-        version="1-" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
+        version="[1-]" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
 #pragma read sourceClass="RefVectorMemberPointersHolder" targetClass="RefVectorMemberPointersHolder" source="" \
-        version="1-" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
+        version="[1-]" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
 #pragma read sourceClass="LowData" targetClass="LowData" source="Values fValues" \
-        version="1-" target="fNewValues" code="{ fNewValues = onfile.fValues; }"
+        version="[1-]" target="fNewValues" code="{ fNewValues = onfile.fValues; }"
 #endif
 
 struct LowData {
diff --git a/root/io/issue-9899/write_cmssw_class_v2.cxx b/root/io/issue-9899/write_cmssw_class_v2.cxx
index 809256d708..2efd95615f 100644
--- a/root/io/issue-9899/write_cmssw_class_v2.cxx
+++ b/root/io/issue-9899/write_cmssw_class_v2.cxx
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ struct Values {
 
 #ifdef __ROOTCLING__
 #pragma read sourceClass="RefVectorBase" targetClass="RefVectorBase" source="" \
-        version="1-" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
+        version="[1-]" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
 #pragma read sourceClass="RefVectorMemberPointersHolder" targetClass="RefVectorMemberPointersHolder" source="" \
-        version="1-" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
+        version="[1-]" target="fTransient" code="{ fTransient.clear(); }"
 #endif
 
 struct LowData {