diff --git a/pype/hosts/standalonepublisher/plugins/publish/collect_matching_asset.py b/pype/hosts/standalonepublisher/plugins/publish/collect_matching_asset.py
index 93551f1c4c..8a845e60d7 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/standalonepublisher/plugins/publish/collect_matching_asset.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/standalonepublisher/plugins/publish/collect_matching_asset.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class CollectMatchingAssetToInstance(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         instance.data["asset"] = matching_asset_doc["name"]
         instance.data["assetEntity"] = matching_asset_doc
+        if version_number is not None:
+            instance.data["version"] = version_number
 
         self.log.info(
             f"Matching asset found: {pformat(matching_asset_doc)}"