SQL Server Replication Error: cannot create publication because the server is too old

-- Enabling the replication database
USE master
 
EXEC Sp_replicationdboption
  @dbname = N'Images',
  @optname = N'publish',
  @value = N'true'
 
go
 
EXEC [Images].sys.Sp_addlogreader_agent
  @job_login = NULL,
  @job_password = NULL,
  @publisher_security_mode = 1
 
go
 
-- Adding the transactional publication
USE [Images]
 
EXEC Sp_addpublication
  @publication = N'Images',
  @description =
N'Transactional publication of database ''Images'' from Publisher ''TTI412-VM\SQL2016''.'
,
@sync_method = N'concurrent',
@retention = 0,
@allow_push = N'true',
@allow_pull = N'true',
@allow_anonymous = N'true',
@enabled_for_internet = N'false',
@snapshot_in_defaultfolder = N'true',
@compress_snapshot = N'false',
@ftp_port = 21,
@ftp_login = N'anonymous',
@allow_subscription_copy = N'false',
@add_to_active_directory = N'false',
@repl_freq = N'continuous',
@status = N'active',
@independent_agent = N'true',
@immediate_sync = N'true',
@allow_sync_tran = N'false',
@autogen_sync_procs = N'false',
@allow_queued_tran = N'false',
@allow_dts = N'false',
@replicate_ddl = 1,
@allow_initialize_from_backup = N'false',
@enabled_for_p2p = N'false',
@enabled_for_het_sub = N'false'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_addpublication_snapshot
  @publication = N'Images',
  @frequency_type = 1,
  @frequency_interval = 0,
  @frequency_relative_interval = 0,
  @frequency_recurrence_factor = 0,
  @frequency_subday = 0,
  @frequency_subday_interval = 0,
  @active_start_time_of_day = 0,
  @active_end_time_of_day = 235959,
  @active_start_date = 0,
  @active_end_date = 0,
  @job_login = NULL,
  @job_password = NULL,
  @publisher_security_mode = 0,
  @publisher_login = N'sa',
  @publisher_password = N'Your SA password'
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'sa'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'TTI412-VM\Administrator'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'NT SERVICE\SQLAgent$SQL2017'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'NT SERVICE\Winmgmt'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'NT SERVICE\SQLWriter'
 
go
 
EXEC Sp_grant_publication_access
  @publication = N'Images',
  @login = N'distributor_admin'
 
go
 
-- Adding the transactional articles
USE [Images]
 
EXEC Sp_addarticle
  @publication = N'Images',
  @article = N'FileList',
  @source_owner = N'dbo',
  @source_object = N'FileList',
  @type = N'logbased',
  @description = N'',
  @creation_script = N'',
  @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop',
  @schema_option = 0x000000000803509F,
  @identityrangemanagementoption = N'manual',
  @destination_table = N'FileList',
  @destination_owner = N'dbo',
  @status = 24,
  @vertical_partition = N'false',
  @ins_cmd = N'CALL [sp_MSins_dboFileList]',
  @del_cmd = N'CALL [sp_MSdel_dboFileList]',
  @upd_cmd = N'SCALL [sp_MSupd_dboFileList]'
 
go
 
USE [Images]
 
EXEC Sp_addarticle
  @publication = N'Images',
  @article = N'Images',
  @source_owner = N'dbo',
  @source_object = N'Images',
  @type = N'logbased',
  @description = N'',
  @creation_script = N'',
  @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop',
  @schema_option = 0x0000000000000087,
  @identityrangemanagementoption = N'manual',
  @destination_table = N'Images',
  @destination_owner = N'dbo',
  @status = 16,
  @vertical_partition = N'false',
  @ins_cmd = N'CALL [sp_MSins_dboImages]',
  @del_cmd = N'CALL [sp_MSdel_dboImages]',
  @upd_cmd = N'MCALL [sp_MSupd_dboImages]'
 
go