diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
index a0b0f91ef..a275e1282 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "distributed/commands.h"
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
 #include "distributed/pg_version_constants.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 
 static DistributeObjectOps NoDistributeOps = {
 	.deparse = NULL,
@@ -772,7 +773,7 @@ GetDistributeObjectOps(Node *node)
 		case T_AlterTableStmt:
 		{
 			AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-			switch (stmt->relkind)
+			switch (AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt))
 			{
 				case OBJECT_TYPE:
 				{
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/sequence.c
index 94c0867f0..dd7390b45 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/sequence.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/sequence.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ PreprocessAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(Node *node, const char *queryString,
 								 ProcessUtilityContext processUtilityContext)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 
 	ObjectAddress sequenceAddress = GetObjectAddressFromParseTree((Node *) stmt, false);
 	if (!ShouldPropagateObject(&sequenceAddress))
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ ObjectAddress
 AlterSequenceOwnerStmtObjectAddress(Node *node, bool missing_ok)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 
 	RangeVar *sequence = stmt->relation;
 	Oid seqOid = RangeVarGetRelid(sequence, NoLock, missing_ok);
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ List *
 PostprocessAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(Node *node, const char *queryString)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 
 	ObjectAddress sequenceAddress = GetObjectAddressFromParseTree((Node *) stmt, false);
 	if (!ShouldPropagateObject(&sequenceAddress))
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
index f064e4334..1442c6c4c 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ PreprocessAlterTableStmt(Node *node, const char *alterTableCommand,
 	if (get_rel_relkind(leftRelationId) == RELKIND_SEQUENCE)
 	{
 		AlterTableStmt *stmtCopy = copyObject(alterTableStatement);
-		stmtCopy->relkind = OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
+		AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmtCopy) = OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
 		return PreprocessAlterSequenceOwnerStmt((Node *) stmtCopy, alterTableCommand,
 												processUtilityContext);
 	}
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ PostprocessAlterTableStmt(AlterTableStmt *alterTableStatement)
 		 */
 		if (get_rel_relkind(relationId) == RELKIND_SEQUENCE)
 		{
-			alterTableStatement->relkind = OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
+			AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(alterTableStatement) = OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
 			PostprocessAlterSequenceOwnerStmt((Node *) alterTableStatement, NULL);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/type.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/type.c
index 81cad3a49..b98d894a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/type.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/type.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ PreprocessAlterTypeStmt(Node *node, const char *queryString,
 						ProcessUtilityContext processUtilityContext)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TYPE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TYPE);
 
 	ObjectAddress typeAddress = GetObjectAddressFromParseTree((Node *) stmt, false);
 	if (!ShouldPropagateObject(&typeAddress))
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ ObjectAddress
 AlterTypeStmtObjectAddress(Node *node, bool missing_ok)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TYPE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TYPE);
 
 	TypeName *typeName = MakeTypeNameFromRangeVar(stmt->relation);
 	Oid typeOid = LookupTypeNameOid(NULL, typeName, missing_ok);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
index 8f976ceb0..26b162cd1 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ ProcessUtilityInternal(PlannedStmt *pstmt,
 		if (IsA(parsetree, AlterTableStmt))
 		{
 			AlterTableStmt *alterTableStmt = (AlterTableStmt *) parsetree;
-			if (alterTableStmt->relkind == OBJECT_TABLE ||
-				alterTableStmt->relkind == OBJECT_FOREIGN_TABLE)
+			if (AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(alterTableStmt) == OBJECT_TABLE ||
+				AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(alterTableStmt) == OBJECT_FOREIGN_TABLE)
 			{
 				ErrorIfAlterDropsPartitionColumn(alterTableStmt);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_sequence_stmts.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_sequence_stmts.c
index 3fbabf962..e6cb36146 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_sequence_stmts.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_sequence_stmts.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "catalog/namespace.h"
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 #include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ DeparseAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(Node *node)
 	StringInfoData str = { 0 };
 	initStringInfo(&str);
 
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 
 	AppendAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(&str, stmt);
 
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ DeparseAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(Node *node)
 static void
 AppendAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(StringInfo buf, AlterTableStmt *stmt)
 {
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 	RangeVar *seq = stmt->relation;
 	char *qualifiedSequenceName = quote_qualified_identifier(seq->schemaname,
 															 seq->relname);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_table_stmts.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_table_stmts.c
index 8b63207f4..26e2bd8a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_table_stmts.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_table_stmts.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "postgres.h"
 
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 #include "nodes/nodes.h"
 #include "nodes/parsenodes.h"
 #include "parser/parse_type.h"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ DeparseAlterTableStmt(Node *node)
 	StringInfoData str = { 0 };
 	initStringInfo(&str);
 
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TABLE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TABLE);
 
 	AppendAlterTableStmt(&str, stmt);
 	return str.data;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ AppendAlterTableStmt(StringInfo buf, AlterTableStmt *stmt)
 														stmt->relation->relname);
 	ListCell *cmdCell = NULL;
 
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TABLE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TABLE);
 
 	appendStringInfo(buf, "ALTER TABLE %s", identifier);
 	foreach(cmdCell, stmt->cmds)
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_type_stmts.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_type_stmts.c
index 07f84e185..e12d96ad9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_type_stmts.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/deparse_type_stmts.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "distributed/citus_ruleutils.h"
 #include "distributed/commands.h"
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 
 #define AlterEnumIsRename(stmt) (stmt->oldVal != NULL)
 #define AlterEnumIsAddValue(stmt) (stmt->oldVal == NULL)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ DeparseAlterTypeStmt(Node *node)
 	StringInfoData str = { 0 };
 	initStringInfo(&str);
 
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TYPE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TYPE);
 
 	AppendAlterTypeStmt(&str, stmt);
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ AppendAlterTypeStmt(StringInfo buf, AlterTableStmt *stmt)
 														stmt->relation->relname);
 	ListCell *cmdCell = NULL;
 
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TYPE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TYPE);
 
 	appendStringInfo(buf, "ALTER TYPE %s", identifier);
 	foreach(cmdCell, stmt->cmds)
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_sequence_stmt.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_sequence_stmt.c
index 1ad6a9995..efff68c72 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_sequence_stmt.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_sequence_stmt.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "postgres.h"
 
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 #include "parser/parse_func.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ void
 QualifyAlterSequenceOwnerStmt(Node *node)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_SEQUENCE);
 
 	RangeVar *seq = stmt->relation;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_type_stmt.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_type_stmt.c
index cc8c2e04e..506491f47 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_type_stmt.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/qualify_type_stmt.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
 #include "distributed/commands.h"
 #include "distributed/deparser.h"
+#include "distributed/version_compat.h"
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
 #include "parser/parse_type.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ void
 QualifyAlterTypeStmt(Node *node)
 {
 	AlterTableStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterTableStmt, node);
-	Assert(stmt->relkind == OBJECT_TYPE);
+	Assert(AlterTableStmtObjType_compat(stmt) == OBJECT_TYPE);
 
 	if (stmt->relation->schemaname == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/version_compat.h b/src/include/distributed/version_compat.h
index 50692ad08..66e6add86 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/version_compat.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/version_compat.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if PG_VERSION_NUM >= PG_VERSION_14
+#define AlterTableStmtObjType(a) ((a)->objtype)
 #else
+#define AlterTableStmtObjType(a) ((a)->relkind)
 #endif
 
 #if PG_VERSION_NUM >= PG_VERSION_13