diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/control.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/control.py
index 56e587a4e2..8fd4b6053e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/control.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/control.py
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ class PushToContextController:
         thread.start()
         return item_ids
 
+    def set_version_up(self, state):
+        self._version_up = state
+
     def wait_for_process_thread(self):
         if self._process_thread is None:
             return
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/ui/window.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/ui/window.py
index 23aa710cd3..6be4d3c237 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/ui/window.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/ui/window.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class PushToContextSelectWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self._invalidate_use_original_names(use_original_name)
 
     def _on_version_up_checkbox_change(self, state: int) -> None:
-        self._controller._version_up = bool(state)
+        self._controller.set_version_up(bool(state))
 
     def _on_user_input_timer(self):
         folder_name_enabled = self._new_folder_name_enabled