diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/VersionConverter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/VersionConverter.cs
index ed07581ded9af..c3e60ab0448d3 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/VersionConverter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Value/VersionConverter.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ private static Version ReadCore(ref Utf8JsonReader reader)
 #if NETCOREAPP
             if (!JsonHelpers.IsInRangeInclusive(reader.ValueLength, MinimumVersionLength, MaximumEscapedVersionLength))
             {
-                ThrowHelper.ThrowFormatException(DataType.TimeSpan);
+                ThrowHelper.ThrowFormatException(DataType.Version);
             }
 
             Span<char> charBuffer = stackalloc char[MaximumEscapedVersionLength];