diff --git a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
index 6060db02c4..1de1f9fa2c 100644
--- a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
+++ b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct STbCfg {
     struct {
       /// super table UID
       tb_uid_t suid;
-      SRow *   pTag;
+      SKVRow   pTag;
     } ctbCfg;
   };
 } STbCfg;
diff --git a/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h b/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
index 393028651a..4e5829a403 100644
--- a/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
+++ b/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ typedef struct {
   char info[];
 } SVnodeRsp;
 
-#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_STB_REQ(VER, NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA, PTAGSCHEMA) \
-  { .ver = (VER), .ctReq = META_INIT_STB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA, PTAGSCHEMA) }
+#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_STB_REQ(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA, PTAGSCHEMA) \
+  { .ver = 0, .ctReq = META_INIT_STB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA, PTAGSCHEMA) }
 
-#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_CTB_REQ(VER, NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PTAG) \
-  { .ver = (VER), .ctReq = META_INIT_CTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PTAG) }
+#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_CTB_REQ(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PTAG) \
+  { .ver = 0, .ctReq = META_INIT_CTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PTAG) }
 
-#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_NTB_REQ(VER, NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA) \
-  { .ver = (VER), .ctReq = META_INIT_NTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA) }
+#define VNODE_INIT_CREATE_NTB_REQ(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA) \
+  { .ver = 0, .ctReq = META_INIT_NTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA) }
 
 int   vnodeBuildReq(void **buf, const SVnodeReq *pReq, uint8_t type);
 void *vnodeParseReq(void *buf, SVnodeReq *pReq, uint8_t type);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
index 5679fc06f2..19d758b0b3 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,63 @@
 
 #include "vnode.h"
 
+static STSchema *createBasicSchema() {
+  STSchemaBuilder sb;
+  STSchema *      pSchema = NULL;
+
+  tdInitTSchemaBuilder(&sb, 0);
+
+  tdAddColToSchema(&sb, TSDB_DATA_TYPE_TIMESTAMP, 0, 0);
+  for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
+    tdAddColToSchema(&sb, TSDB_DATA_TYPE_INT, i, 0);
+  }
+
+  pSchema = tdGetSchemaFromBuilder(&sb);
+
+  tdDestroyTSchemaBuilder(&sb);
+
+  return pSchema;
+}
+
+static STSchema *createBasicTagSchema() {
+  STSchemaBuilder sb;
+  STSchema *      pSchema = NULL;
+
+  tdInitTSchemaBuilder(&sb, 0);
+
+  tdAddColToSchema(&sb, TSDB_DATA_TYPE_TIMESTAMP, 0, 0);
+  for (int i = 10; i < 12; i++) {
+    tdAddColToSchema(&sb, TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BINARY, i, 20);
+  }
+
+  pSchema = tdGetSchemaFromBuilder(&sb);
+
+  tdDestroyTSchemaBuilder(&sb);
+
+  return pSchema;
+}
+
+static SKVRow createBasicTag() {
+  SKVRowBuilder rb;
+  SKVRow        pTag;
+
+  tdInitKVRowBuilder(&rb);
+
+  for (int i = 10; i < 12; i++) {
+    void *pVal = malloc(sizeof(VarDataLenT) + strlen("foo"));
+    varDataLen(pVal) = strlen("foo");
+    memcpy(varDataVal(pVal), "foo", strlen("foo"));
+
+    tdAddColToKVRow(&rb, i, TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BINARY, pVal);
+    free(pVal);
+  }
+
+  pTag = tdGetKVRowFromBuilder(&rb);
+  tdDestroyKVRowBuilder(&rb);
+
+  return pTag;
+}
+
 TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
   GTEST_ASSERT_GE(vnodeInit(), 0);
 
@@ -13,12 +70,12 @@ TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
   tb_uid_t suid = 1638166374163;
   {
     // Create a super table
-    STSchema *pSchema = NULL;
-    STSchema *pTagSchema = NULL;
+    STSchema *pSchema = createBasicSchema();
+    STSchema *pTagSchema = createBasicTagSchema();
     char      tbname[128] = "st";
 
     SArray *  pMsgs = (SArray *)taosArrayInit(1, sizeof(SRpcMsg *));
-    SVnodeReq vCreateSTbReq = VNODE_INIT_CREATE_STB_REQ(0, tbname, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, suid, pSchema, pTagSchema);
+    SVnodeReq vCreateSTbReq = VNODE_INIT_CREATE_STB_REQ(tbname, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, suid, pSchema, pTagSchema);
 
     int      zs = vnodeBuildReq(NULL, &vCreateSTbReq, TSDB_MSG_TYPE_CREATE_TABLE);
     SRpcMsg *pMsg = (SRpcMsg *)malloc(sizeof(SRpcMsg) + zs);
@@ -36,6 +93,8 @@ TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
 
     free(pMsg);
     taosArrayClear(pMsgs);
+    tdFreeSchema(pSchema);
+    tdFreeSchema(pTagSchema);
   }
 
   {
@@ -45,10 +104,10 @@ TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
     for (int i = 0; i < ntables / batch; i++) {
       SArray *pMsgs = (SArray *)taosArrayInit(batch, sizeof(SRpcMsg *));
       for (int j = 0; j < batch; j++) {
-        SRow *pTag = NULL;
-        char  tbname[128];
+        SKVRow pTag = createBasicTag();
+        char   tbname[128];
         sprintf(tbname, "tb%d", i * batch + j);
-        SVnodeReq vCreateCTbReq = VNODE_INIT_CREATE_CTB_REQ(0, tbname, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, suid, pTag);
+        SVnodeReq vCreateCTbReq = VNODE_INIT_CREATE_CTB_REQ(tbname, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, suid, pTag);
 
         int      tz = vnodeBuildReq(NULL, &vCreateCTbReq, TSDB_MSG_TYPE_CREATE_TABLE);
         SRpcMsg *pMsg = (SRpcMsg *)malloc(sizeof(SRpcMsg) + tz);