diff --git a/jira.go b/jira.go
index 29d4d0fb..919429e1 100644
--- a/jira.go
+++ b/jira.go
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ import (
 var VERSION = "development"
 
 type Jira struct {
-	Endpoint string     `json:"endpoint,omitempty" yaml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
-	UA       HttpClient `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+	Endpoint   string     `json:"endpoint,omitempty" yaml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
+	ApiVersion int        `json:"api-version,omitempty" yaml:"api-version,omitempty"`
+	UA         HttpClient `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 func NewJira(endpoint string) *Jira {
 	return &Jira{
-		Endpoint: endpoint,
-		UA:       oreo.New(),
+		Endpoint:   endpoint,
+		ApiVersion: 3,
+		UA:         oreo.New(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/jiracli/cli.go b/jiracli/cli.go
index 44c26e84..a3da01b6 100644
--- a/jiracli/cli.go
+++ b/jiracli/cli.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ type GlobalOptions struct {
 	// JiraDeploymentType can be `cloud` or `server`, if not set it will be inferred from
 	// the /rest/api/2/serverInfo REST API.
 	JiraDeploymentType figtree.StringOption `yaml:"jira-deployment-type,omitempty" json:"jira-deployment-type,omitempty"`
+
+	// ApiVersion is the Jira REST API version to use.  Defaults to 3.
+	ApiVersion figtree.IntOption `yaml:"api-version,omitempty" json:"api-version,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type CommonOptions struct {
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ func register(app *kingpin.Application, o *oreo.Client, fig *figtree.FigTree) {
 	globals := GlobalOptions{
 		User:                 figtree.NewStringOption(os.Getenv("USER")),
 		AuthenticationMethod: figtree.NewStringOption("session"),
+		ApiVersion:           figtree.NewIntOption(3),
 	}
 	app.Flag("endpoint", "Base URI to use for Jira").Short('e').SetValue(&globals.Endpoint)
 	app.Flag("insecure", "Disable TLS certificate verification").Short('k').SetValue(&globals.Insecure)
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ func register(app *kingpin.Application, o *oreo.Client, fig *figtree.FigTree) {
 	app.Flag("socksproxy", "Address for a socks proxy").SetValue(&globals.SocksProxy)
 	app.Flag("user", "user name used within the Jira service").Short('u').SetValue(&globals.User)
 	app.Flag("login", "login name that corresponds to the user used for authentication").SetValue(&globals.Login)
+	app.Flag("api-version", "Jira REST API version to use").SetValue(&globals.ApiVersion)
 
 	o = o.WithPreCallback(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Request, error) {
 		if globals.AuthMethod() == "api-token" {
diff --git a/jiracmd/edit.go b/jiracmd/edit.go
index 0fb274ef..ddc2724a 100644
--- a/jiracmd/edit.go
+++ b/jiracmd/edit.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func CmdEdit(o *oreo.Client, globals *jiracli.GlobalOptions, opts *EditOptions)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	results, err := jira.Search(o, globals.Endpoint.Value, opts)
+	results, err := jira.Search(o, globals.Endpoint.Value, globals.ApiVersion.Value, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/jiracmd/list.go b/jiracmd/list.go
index 013440f1..a143c097 100644
--- a/jiracmd/list.go
+++ b/jiracmd/list.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func CmdListUsage(cmd *kingpin.CmdClause, opts *ListOptions, fig *figtree.FigTre
 
 // List will query jira and send data to "list" template
 func CmdList(o *oreo.Client, globals *jiracli.GlobalOptions, opts *ListOptions) error {
-	data, err := jira.Search(o, globals.Endpoint.Value, opts, jira.WithAutoPagination())
+	data, err := jira.Search(o, globals.Endpoint.Value, globals.ApiVersion.Value, opts, jira.WithAutoPagination())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index abfa2fa8..0a7b3dfc 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (o *SearchOptions) ProvideSearchRequest() *jiradata.SearchRequest {
 
 // https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-search/#api-rest-api-3-search-jql-post
 func (j *Jira) Search(sp SearchProvider, opts ...SearchOpt) (*jiradata.SearchResults, error) {
-	return Search(j.UA, j.Endpoint, sp, opts...)
+	return Search(j.UA, j.Endpoint, j.ApiVersion, sp, opts...)
 }
 
 type searchConfig struct {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func WithAutoPagination() SearchOpt {
 	}
 }
 
-func Search(ua HttpClient, endpoint string, sp SearchProvider, opts ...SearchOpt) (*jiradata.SearchResults, error) {
+func Search(ua HttpClient, endpoint string, apiVersion int, sp SearchProvider, opts ...SearchOpt) (*jiradata.SearchResults, error) {
 	c := &searchConfig{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(c)
@@ -102,13 +102,18 @@ func Search(ua HttpClient, endpoint string, sp SearchProvider, opts ...SearchOpt
 		req.MaxResults = 100
 	}
 
+	searchPath := "rest/api/3/search/jql"
+	if apiVersion == 2 {
+		searchPath = "rest/api/2/search"
+	}
+
 	issues := jiradata.Issues{}
 	for {
 		encoded, err := json.Marshal(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		uri := URLJoin(endpoint, "rest/api/3/search/jql")
+		uri := URLJoin(endpoint, searchPath)
 		resp, err := ua.Post(uri, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(encoded))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err