diff --git a/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicator.java b/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicator.java
index d0fda92746c1..d0d69f1758eb 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicator.java
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ protected void doHealthCheck(Health.Builder builder) throws Exception {
 
 	private @Nullable String getVersion() {
 		return this.rabbitTemplate.execute((channel) -> {
-			Object version = channel.getConnection().getServerProperties().get("version");
-			Assert.state(version != null, "'version' must not be null");
+			Object version = channel.getConnection().getServerProperties().getOrDefault("version", "unknown");
 			return version.toString();
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicatorTests.java b/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicatorTests.java
index 9638ac82eade..efa6ffdb3377 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicatorTests.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/amqp/health/RabbitHealthIndicatorTests.java
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ void healthWhenConnectionFailsShouldReturnDown() {
 		assertThat(health.getStatus()).isEqualTo(Status.DOWN);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void healthWhenVersionIsMissingShouldReturnUpWithUnknownVersion() {
+		givenTemplateExecutionWillInvokeCallback();
+		Connection connection = mock(Connection.class);
+		given(this.channel.getConnection()).willReturn(connection);
+		given(connection.getServerProperties()).willReturn(Collections.emptyMap());
+		Health health = new RabbitHealthIndicator(this.rabbitTemplate).health();
+		assertThat(health.getStatus()).isEqualTo(Status.UP);
+		assertThat(health.getDetails()).containsEntry("version", "unknown");
+	}
+
 	private void givenTemplateExecutionWillInvokeCallback() {
 		given(this.rabbitTemplate.execute(any())).willAnswer((invocation) -> {
 			ChannelCallback<?> callback = invocation.getArgument(0);