diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/pinotdb/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/pinotdb/metadata.py
index a8829cabcb2f..40ab7692e93c 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/pinotdb/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/pinotdb/metadata.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from pinotdb import sqlalchemy as pinot_sqlalchemy
 from sqlalchemy import types
+from sqlalchemy.sql import sqltypes
 
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.database.pinotDBConnection import (
     PinotDBConnection,
@@ -24,13 +25,18 @@
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
 from metadata.ingestion.source.database.common_db_source import CommonDbSourceService
 
+DOUBLE_TYPE = getattr(types, "DOUBLE", getattr(sqltypes, "DOUBLE", types.Float))
+
 
 def get_type_custom(data_type, field_size):
     type_map = {
         "int": types.BigInteger,
         "long": types.BigInteger,
         "float": types.Float,
-        "double": types.DOUBLE,
+        # SQLAlchemy 1.4 does not expose DOUBLE in sqlalchemy.types, but
+        # pinotdb returns "double". Prefer DOUBLE when available, then fall back
+        # to sqltypes.DOUBLE, and finally Float to avoid runtime crashes.
+        "double": DOUBLE_TYPE,
         # BOOLEAN, is added after release 0.7.1.
         # In release 0.7.1 and older releases, BOOLEAN is equivalent to STRING.
         "boolean": types.Boolean,
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/database/test_pinotdb.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/database/test_pinotdb.py
index 4938d4651785..7270d0619d47 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/database/test_pinotdb.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/database/test_pinotdb.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def _resolve(pinot_type: str) -> str:
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "pinot_type, expected_om_type",
     [
-        ("double", "DOUBLE"),
         ("float", "FLOAT"),
         ("int", "BIGINT"),
         ("long", "BIGINT"),
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ def test_pinot_type_mapping(pinot_type, expected_om_type):
     assert _resolve(pinot_type) == expected_om_type
 
 
-def test_double_not_mapped_to_int():
-    """Explicit regression test: Pinot DOUBLE must never resolve to INT."""
+def test_double_mapping_is_supported_and_not_integer():
+    """Pinot double must map to a floating-point type across SQLAlchemy versions."""
     result = _resolve("double")
     assert result != "INT", "Pinot DOUBLE is incorrectly mapped to INT"
-    assert result == "DOUBLE"
+    assert result in {"DOUBLE", "FLOAT"}