diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/search/meilisearch.nix b/nixos/modules/services/search/meilisearch.nix
index 03b581c4d8cd..0194a658c0d3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/search/meilisearch.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/search/meilisearch.nix
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
 
+    warnings = lib.optional (lib.versionOlder cfg.package.version "1.12") ''
+      Meilisearch 1.11 will be removed in NixOS 25.11. As it was the last
+      version not to support dumpless upgrades, you will have to manually
+      migrate your data before that. Instructions can be found at
+      https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/update_and_migration/updating#using-a-dump
+      and afterwards, you can set `services.meilisearch.package = pkgs.meilisearch;`
+      to use the latest version.
+    '';
+
+    services.meilisearch.package = lib.mkDefault (
+      if lib.versionAtLeast config.system.stateVersion "25.05" then
+        pkgs.meilisearch
+      else
+        pkgs.meilisearch_1_11
+    );
+
     # used to restore dumps
     environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];