diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_delete_old_versions.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_delete_old_versions.py
index bec21dae96..23ceb124e5 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_delete_old_versions.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_delete_old_versions.py
@@ -361,6 +361,24 @@ class DeleteOldVersions(BaseAction):
 
         self.dbcon.uninstall()
 
+        for entity in entities:
+            entity["is_published"] = False
+
+        try:
+            session.commit()
+
+        except Exception:
+            msg = (
+                "Could not set `is_published` attribute to `False`"
+                " for selected AssetVersions."
+            )
+            self.log.warning(msg, exc_info=True)
+
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "message": msg
+            }
+
         return True
 
     def delete_whole_dir_paths(self, dir_paths):