diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_version.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
index 25a5757330..c2f7d5bf44 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
+
+from ayon_core.lib import filter_profiles
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
-    PublishValidationError, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
+    PublishValidationError,
+    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
+    get_current_host_name,
 )
 
 
@@ -13,12 +17,35 @@ class ValidateVersion(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
 
     label = "Validate Version"
-    hosts = ["nuke", "maya", "houdini", "blender",
-             "photoshop", "aftereffects"]
 
     optional = False
     active = True
 
+    @classmethod
+    def apply_settings(cls, settings):
+        # Disable if no profile is found for the current host
+        profiles = (
+            settings
+            ["core"]
+            ["publish"]
+            ["ValidateVersion"]
+            ["plugin_state_profiles"]
+        )
+        profile = filter_profiles(
+            profiles, {"host_names": get_current_host_name()}
+        )
+        if not profile:
+            cls.enabled = False
+            return
+
+        # Apply settings from profile
+        for attr_name in {
+            "enabled",
+            "optional",
+            "active",
+        }:
+            setattr(cls, attr_name, profile[attr_name])
+
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return
diff --git a/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 9e6fc760b0..11f615c6f4 100644
--- a/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=ValidateBaseModel,
         title="Validate Editorial Asset Name"
     )
-    ValidateVersion: ValidateBaseModel = SettingsField(
-        default_factory=ValidateBaseModel,
+    ValidateVersion: PluginStateByHostModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=PluginStateByHostModel,
         title="Validate Version"
     )
     ValidateOutdatedContainers: PluginStateByHostModel = SettingsField(
@@ -876,9 +876,21 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_VALUES = {
         "active": True
     },
     "ValidateVersion": {
-        "enabled": True,
-        "optional": False,
-        "active": True
+        "plugin_state_profiles": [
+            {
+                "host_names": [
+                    "aftereffects",
+                    "blender",
+                    "houdini",
+                    "maya",
+                    "nuke",
+                    "photoshop",
+                ],
+                "enabled": True,
+                "optional": False,
+                "active": True
+            }
+        ]
     },
     "ValidateOutdatedContainers": {
         "plugin_state_profiles": [