diff --git a/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/compaction_group_manager.rs b/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/compaction_group_manager.rs
index 20bf9407d112..b873a55e8d6c 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/compaction_group_manager.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/compaction_group_manager.rs
@@ -386,8 +386,9 @@ impl HummockManager {
         &self,
         compaction_group_ids: &[CompactionGroupId],
         config_to_update: &[MutableConfig],
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        self.compaction_group_manager
+    ) -> Result<Vec<CompactionGroup>> {
+        let result = self
+            .compaction_group_manager
             .write()
             .await
             .update_compaction_config(
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ impl HummockManager {
         {
             self.try_update_write_limits(compaction_group_ids).await;
         }
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(result)
     }
 
     /// Gets complete compaction group info.
@@ -801,13 +802,14 @@ impl CompactionGroupManager {
         self.default_config.clone()
     }
 
-    async fn update_compaction_config<S: MetaStore>(
+    pub async fn update_compaction_config<S: MetaStore>(
         &mut self,
         compaction_group_ids: &[CompactionGroupId],
         config_to_update: &[MutableConfig],
         meta_store: &S,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
+    ) -> Result<Vec<CompactionGroup>> {
         let mut compaction_groups = BTreeMapTransaction::new(&mut self.compaction_groups);
+        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(compaction_group_ids.len());
         for compaction_group_id in compaction_group_ids.iter().unique() {
             let group = compaction_groups.get(compaction_group_id).ok_or_else(|| {
                 Error::CompactionGroup(format!("invalid group {}", *compaction_group_id))
@@ -819,14 +821,15 @@ impl CompactionGroupManager {
             }
             let mut new_group = group.clone();
             new_group.compaction_config = Arc::new(config);
-            compaction_groups.insert(*compaction_group_id, new_group);
+            compaction_groups.insert(*compaction_group_id, new_group.clone());
+            result.push(new_group);
         }
 
         let mut trx = Transaction::default();
         compaction_groups.apply_to_txn(&mut trx)?;
         meta_store.txn(trx).await?;
         compaction_groups.commit();
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(result)
     }
 
     /// Initializes the config for a group.
diff --git a/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/mod.rs b/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/mod.rs
index bded17217d36..29dd913df7a3 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/hummock/manager/mod.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use futures::stream::{BoxStream, FuturesUnordered};
 use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use risingwave_common::config::default::compaction_config;
 use risingwave_common::monitor::rwlock::MonitoredRwLock;
 use risingwave_common::util::epoch::{Epoch, INVALID_EPOCH};
 use risingwave_common::util::{pending_on_none, select_all};
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ use risingwave_hummock_sdk::{
 };
 use risingwave_pb::hummock::compact_task::{self, TaskStatus, TaskType};
 use risingwave_pb::hummock::group_delta::DeltaType;
+use risingwave_pb::hummock::rise_ctl_update_compaction_config_request::mutable_config;
 use risingwave_pb::hummock::subscribe_compaction_event_request::{
     Event as RequestEvent, HeartBeat, PullTask, ReportTask,
 };
@@ -511,7 +513,7 @@ impl HummockManager {
         versioning_guard.mark_objects_for_deletion();
 
         let all_group_ids = get_compaction_group_ids(&versioning_guard.current_version);
-        let configs = self
+        let mut configs = self
             .compaction_group_manager
             .write()
             .await
@@ -520,6 +522,46 @@ impl HummockManager {
                 self.env.meta_store(),
             )
             .await?;
+
+        // We've already lowered the default limit for write limit in PR-12183, and to prevent older clusters from continuing to use the outdated configuration, we've introduced a new logic to rewrite it in a uniform way.
+        let mut rewrite_cg_ids = vec![];
+        for (cg_id, compaction_group_config) in &mut configs {
+            // update write limit
+            let relaxed_default_write_stop_level_count = 1000;
+            if compaction_group_config
+                .compaction_config
+                .level0_sub_level_compact_level_count
+                == relaxed_default_write_stop_level_count
+            {
+                rewrite_cg_ids.push(*cg_id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !rewrite_cg_ids.is_empty() {
+            tracing::info!("Compaction group {:?} configs rewrite ", rewrite_cg_ids);
+
+            // update meta store
+            let result = self
+                .compaction_group_manager
+                .write()
+                .await
+                .update_compaction_config(
+                    &rewrite_cg_ids,
+                    &[
+                        mutable_config::MutableConfig::Level0StopWriteThresholdSubLevelNumber(
+                            compaction_config::level0_stop_write_threshold_sub_level_number(),
+                        ),
+                    ],
+                    self.env.meta_store(),
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            // update memory
+            for new_config in result {
+                configs.insert(new_config.group_id(), new_config);
+            }
+        }
+
         versioning_guard.write_limit =
             calc_new_write_limits(configs, HashMap::new(), &versioning_guard.current_version);
         trigger_write_stop_stats(&self.metrics, &versioning_guard.write_limit);