diff --git a/pype/api.py b/pype/api.py
index 2227236fd3..bcbf5eb8de 100644
--- a/pype/api.py
+++ b/pype/api.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from .templates import (
 )
 
 from .lib import (
+    version_up,
     get_handle_irregular,
     get_project_data,
     get_asset_data,
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_current_file.py b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_current_file.py
index 0c194e8d3d..c0c217dd23 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_current_file.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_current_file.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import pyblish.api
-import pype.api as pype
 
 class CollectCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """Inject the current working file into context"""
@@ -8,10 +7,7 @@ class CollectCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
 
     def process(self, context):
-        """Todo, inject the current working file"""
 
         project = context.data('activeProject')
         context.data["currentFile"] = path = project.path()
-        context.data["version"] = pype.get_version_from_path(path)
         self.log.info("currentFile: {}".format(context.data["currentFile"]))
-        self.log.info("version: {}".format(context.data["version"]))
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_workfile_version.py b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_workfile_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3904c22f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_workfile_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import pyblish.api
+import pype.api as pype
+
+class CollectWorkfileVersion(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Inject the current working file version into context"""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.1
+    label = "Collect workfile version"
+
+    def process(self, context):
+
+        project = context.data('activeProject')
+        path = project.path()
+        context.data["version"] = pype.get_version_from_path(path)
+        self.log.info("version: {}".format(context.data["version"]))
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/validate_version.py b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/validate_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..194b270d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/validate_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import pyblish
+from avalon import io
+from pype.action import get_errored_instances_from_context
+import pype.api as pype
+
+@pyblish.api.log
+class RepairNukestudioVersionUp(pyblish.api.Action):
+    label = "Version Up Workfile"
+    on = "failed"
+    icon = "wrench"
+
+    def process(self, context, plugin):
+
+        errored_instances = get_errored_instances_from_context(context)
+
+        # Apply pyblish logic to get the instances for the plug-in
+        instances = pyblish.api.instances_by_plugin(errored_instances, plugin)
+
+        if instances:
+            project = context.data["activeProject"]
+            path = context.data.get("currentFile")
+
+            new_path = pype.version_up(path)
+
+            if project:
+                project.saveAs(new_path)
+
+            self.log.info("Project workfile version was fixed")
+
+
+class ValidateVersion(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validate clip's versions.
+
+    """
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    families = ["plate"]
+    label = "Validate Version"
+    actions = [RepairNukestudioVersionUp]
+    hosts = ["nukestudio"]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        version = int(instance.data.get("version", 0))
+        asset_name = instance.data.get("asset", None)
+        subset_name = instance.data.get("subset", None)
+
+        assert version, "The file is missing version string! example: filename_v001.hrox `{}`"
+
+        self.log.debug("Collected version: `{0}`".format(version))
+
+        found_v = 0
+        try:
+            io.install()
+            project = io.find_one({"type": "project"})
+
+            asset = io.find_one({"type": "asset",
+                                 "name": asset_name,
+                                 "parent": project["_id"]})
+
+            subset = io.find_one({"type": "subset",
+                                  "parent": asset["_id"],
+                                  "name": subset_name})
+
+            version_db = io.find_one({
+                'type': 'version',
+                'parent': subset["_id"],
+                'name': version
+            }) or {}
+            found_v = version_db.get("name", 0)
+            self.log.debug("Found version: `{0}`".format(found_v))
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.debug("Problem to get data from database for asset `{0}` subset `{1}`. Error: `{2}`".format(asset_name, subset_name, e))
+
+        assert (found_v != version), "Version must not be the same as in database `{0}`, Versions file: `{1}`, db: `{2}`".format(asset_name, version, found_v)
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/version_up_workfile.py b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/version_up_workfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..195099dd09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/version_up_workfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from pyblish import api
+import pype.api as pype
+
+
+class VersionUpWorkfile(api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Save as new workfile version"""
+
+    order = api.IntegratorOrder + 10.1
+    label = "Version-up Workfile"
+    hosts = ["nukestudio"]
+
+    optional = True
+    active = True
+
+    def process(self, context):
+        project = context.data["activeProject"]
+        path = context.data.get("currentFile")
+        new_path = pype.version_up(path)
+
+        if project:
+            project.saveAs(new_path)
+
+        self.log.info("Project workfile was versioned up")