diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ae39e486782..b24eea91a597 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [6.0.27]
+
+[6.0.27]: https://github.com/microsoft/CCF/releases/tag/ccf-6.0.27
+
+### Added
+
+- Backport the SnapshotCreate operator feature to preserve LTS compatibility on join with #7767 (#7773)
+
 ## [6.0.26]
 
 [6.0.26]: https://github.com/microsoft/CCF/releases/tag/ccf-6.0.26
diff --git a/doc/host_config_schema/cchost_config.json b/doc/host_config_schema/cchost_config.json
index 36e7103b2fdb..eea756366dc5 100644
--- a/doc/host_config_schema/cchost_config.json
+++ b/doc/host_config_schema/cchost_config.json
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
               "enabled_operator_features": {
                 "type": "array",
                 "items": {
-                  "enum": ["SnapshotRead", "LedgerChunkRead"],
+                  "enum": ["SnapshotRead", "LedgerChunkRead", "SnapshotCreate"],
                   "type": "string"
                 },
                 "description": "An array of features which should be enabled on this interface, providing access to endpoints with specific security or performance constraints."
diff --git a/doc/schemas/gov_openapi.json b/doc/schemas/gov_openapi.json
index 4a393792cb19..6662848b9144 100644
--- a/doc/schemas/gov_openapi.json
+++ b/doc/schemas/gov_openapi.json
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@
                 "items": {
                   "enum": [
                     "SnapshotRead",
-                    "LedgerChunkRead"
+                    "LedgerChunkRead",
+                    "SnapshotCreate"
                   ],
                   "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -676,7 +677,8 @@
                   "items": {
                     "enum": [
                       "SnapshotRead",
-                      "LedgerChunkRead"
+                      "LedgerChunkRead",
+                      "SnapshotCreate"
                     ],
                     "type": "string"
                   },
@@ -2950,4 +2952,4 @@
     }
   },
   "servers": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/doc/schemas/node_openapi.json b/doc/schemas/node_openapi.json
index 49f4d3f6ed75..0b4cb5c805b4 100644
--- a/doc/schemas/node_openapi.json
+++ b/doc/schemas/node_openapi.json
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@
       "OperatorFeature": {
         "enum": [
           "SnapshotRead",
-          "LedgerChunkRead"
+          "LedgerChunkRead",
+          "SnapshotCreate"
         ],
         "type": "string"
       },
@@ -1829,4 +1830,4 @@
     }
   },
   "servers": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/include/ccf/service/operator_feature.h b/include/ccf/service/operator_feature.h
index 87ee7ea1681e..6cfdb200e731 100644
--- a/include/ccf/service/operator_feature.h
+++ b/include/ccf/service/operator_feature.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace ccf::endpoints
   enum class OperatorFeature : uint8_t
   {
     SnapshotRead,
-    LedgerChunkRead
+    LedgerChunkRead,
+    SnapshotCreate
   };
 
   DECLARE_JSON_ENUM(
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ namespace ccf::endpoints
     {
       {OperatorFeature::SnapshotRead, "SnapshotRead"},
       {OperatorFeature::LedgerChunkRead, "LedgerChunkRead"},
+      {OperatorFeature::SnapshotCreate, "SnapshotCreate"},
     });
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index be38fe4f03c2..730202691aa6 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ccf"
-version = "6.0.26"
+version = "6.0.27"
 authors = [
   { name="CCF Team", email="CCF-Sec@microsoft.com" },
 ]