diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
index 5ab4f7a52..b9052915e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <libsnapshot/cow_format.h>
 #include "writer_v2.h"
+#include "writer_v3.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace snapshot {
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<ICowWriter> CreateCowWriter(uint32_t version, const CowOptions&
         case 2:
             base = std::make_unique<CowWriterV2>(options, std::move(fd));
             break;
+        case 3:
+            base = std::make_unique<CowWriterV3>(options, std::move(fd));
+            break;
         default:
             LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot create unknown cow version: " << version;
             return nullptr;