diff --git a/dspace/solr/oai/conf/solrconfig.xml b/dspace/solr/oai/conf/solrconfig.xml
index 2ccd3410cc..215a42fca8 100644
--- a/dspace/solr/oai/conf/solrconfig.xml
+++ b/dspace/solr/oai/conf/solrconfig.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
      -->
   <abortOnConfigurationError>${solr.abortOnConfigurationError:true}</abortOnConfigurationError>
 
+  <!-- Controls what version of Lucene various components of Solr
+           adhere to.  Generally, you want to use the latest version to
+           get all bug fixes and improvements. It is highly recommended
+           that you fully re-index after changing this setting as it can
+           affect both how text is indexed and queried.
+     -->
+  <luceneMatchVersion>LUCENE_35</luceneMatchVersion>
+
   <!-- lib directives can be used to instruct Solr to load an Jars identified
        and use them to resolve any "plugins" specified in your solrconfig.xml or
        schema.xml (ie: Analyzers, Request Handlers, etc...).
diff --git a/dspace/solr/statistics/conf/solrconfig.xml b/dspace/solr/statistics/conf/solrconfig.xml
index 82f0b2898b..934909d76a 100644
--- a/dspace/solr/statistics/conf/solrconfig.xml
+++ b/dspace/solr/statistics/conf/solrconfig.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
      -->
   <abortOnConfigurationError>${solr.abortOnConfigurationError:true}</abortOnConfigurationError>
 
+  <!-- Controls what version of Lucene various components of Solr
+       adhere to.  Generally, you want to use the latest version to
+       get all bug fixes and improvements. It is highly recommended
+       that you fully re-index after changing this setting as it can
+       affect both how text is indexed and queried.
+    -->
+  <luceneMatchVersion>LUCENE_35</luceneMatchVersion>
+
   <!-- lib directives can be used to instruct Solr to load an Jars identified
        and use them to resolve any "plugins" specified in your solrconfig.xml or
        schema.xml (ie: Analyzers, Request Handlers, etc...).