diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobalVersion.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
index 3d6a004a8da..a4c849b6ad8 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const createGlobalVersion: CreateGlobalVersion = async function createGlobalVersion(
   this: MongooseAdapter,
-  { autosave, createdAt, globalSlug, parent, req = {} as PayloadRequest, updatedAt, versionData },
+  {
+    autosave,
+    createdAt,
+    globalSlug,
+    parent,
+    publishedLocale,
+    req = {} as PayloadRequest,
+    snapshot,
+    updatedAt,
+    versionData,
+  },
 ) {
   const VersionModel = this.versions[globalSlug]
   const options = await withSession(this, req)
@@ -18,6 +28,8 @@ export const createGlobalVersion: CreateGlobalVersion = async function createGlo
         createdAt,
         latest: true,
         parent,
+        publishedLocale,
+        snapshot,
         updatedAt,
         version: versionData,
       },
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createVersion.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createVersion.ts
index 2093052ccb4..2839ea41e58 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createVersion.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ export const createVersion: CreateVersion = async function createVersion(
     collectionSlug,
     createdAt,
     parent,
+    publishedLocale,
     req = {} as PayloadRequest,
+    snapshot,
     updatedAt,
     versionData,
   },
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ export const createVersion: CreateVersion = async function createVersion(
         createdAt,
         latest: true,
         parent,
+        publishedLocale,
+        snapshot,
         updatedAt,
         version: versionData,
       },
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
index 2063eb91b9c..61c6cbcf2f5 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const findGlobalVersions: FindGlobalVersions = async function findGlobalV
 ) {
   const Model = this.versions[global]
   const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(
+    this.payload.config,
     this.payload.globals.config.find(({ slug }) => slug === global),
   )
   const options = {
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
index 0f694deb8f5..e679e98408c 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: MongooseAdapter) {
     if (collection.versions) {
       const versionModelName = getDBName({ config: collection, versions: true })
 
-      const versionCollectionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collection)
+      const versionCollectionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collection)
 
       const versionSchema = buildSchema(this.payload.config, versionCollectionFields, {
         disableUnique: true,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: MongooseAdapter) {
     if (global.versions) {
       const versionModelName = getDBName({ config: global, versions: true })
 
-      const versionGlobalFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(global)
+      const versionGlobalFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(this.payload.config, global)
 
       const versionSchema = buildSchema(this.payload.config, versionGlobalFields, {
         disableUnique: true,
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
index a591c85938d..ea9ed42fc5e 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
       const versionsTableName = adapter.tableNameMap.get(
         `_${toSnakeCase(collection.slug)}${adapter.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
-      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collection)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(payload.config, collection)
       const versionPathsToQuery: PathsToQuery = new Set()
 
       traverseFields({
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
         `_${toSnakeCase(global.slug)}${adapter.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
 
-      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(global)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(payload.config, global)
 
       const versionPathsToQuery: PathsToQuery = new Set()
 
diff --git a/packages/db-sqlite/src/init.ts b/packages/db-sqlite/src/init.ts
index 2a8cc7d40ea..69aa08f9594 100644
--- a/packages/db-sqlite/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/db-sqlite/src/init.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: SQLiteAdapter) {
   })
   this.payload.config.collections.forEach((collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig) => {
     const tableName = this.tableNameMap.get(toSnakeCase(collection.slug))
+    const config = this.payload.config
 
     const baseExtraConfig: BaseExtraConfig = {}
 
@@ -51,6 +52,17 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: SQLiteAdapter) {
       }
     }
 
+    if (collection.upload.filenameCompoundIndex) {
+      const indexName = `${tableName}_filename_compound_idx`
+
+      baseExtraConfig.filename_compound_index = (cols) => {
+        const colsConstraint = collection.upload.filenameCompoundIndex.map((f) => {
+          return cols[f]
+        })
+        return uniqueIndex(indexName).on(colsConstraint[0], ...colsConstraint.slice(1))
+      }
+    }
+
     buildTable({
       adapter: this,
       disableNotNull: !!collection?.versions?.drafts,
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: SQLiteAdapter) {
       const versionsTableName = this.tableNameMap.get(
         `_${toSnakeCase(collection.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
-      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collection)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(config, collection)
 
       buildTable({
         adapter: this,
@@ -105,7 +117,8 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: SQLiteAdapter) {
         versions: true,
         versionsCustomName: true,
       })
-      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(global)
+      const config = this.payload.config
+      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(config, global)
 
       buildTable({
         adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts b/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
index acca6834695..38043a2a9a2 100644
--- a/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
       const versionsTableName = adapter.tableNameMap.get(
         `_${toSnakeCase(collection.slug)}${adapter.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
-      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collection)
+
+      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(payload.config, collection)
       const versionPathsToQuery: PathsToQuery = new Set()
 
       traverseFields({
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
         `_${toSnakeCase(global.slug)}${adapter.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
 
-      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(global)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(payload.config, global)
 
       const versionPathsToQuery: PathsToQuery = new Set()
 
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/createGlobalVersion.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
index 810be5af685..3af9547b998 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/createGlobalVersion.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ import { upsertRow } from './upsertRow/index.js'
 
 export async function createGlobalVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
   this: DrizzleAdapter,
-  { autosave, globalSlug, req = {} as PayloadRequest, versionData }: CreateGlobalVersionArgs,
+  {
+    autosave,
+    globalSlug,
+    publishedLocale,
+    req = {} as PayloadRequest,
+    snapshot,
+    versionData,
+  }: CreateGlobalVersionArgs,
 ) {
   const db = this.sessions[await req?.transactionID]?.db || this.drizzle
   const global = this.payload.globals.config.find(({ slug }) => slug === globalSlug)
@@ -22,10 +29,12 @@ export async function createGlobalVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     data: {
       autosave,
       latest: true,
+      publishedLocale,
+      snapshot,
       version: versionData,
     },
     db,
-    fields: buildVersionGlobalFields(global),
+    fields: buildVersionGlobalFields(this.payload.config, global),
     operation: 'create',
     req,
     tableName,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/createVersion.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/createVersion.ts
index 4d608808f33..7ad12cf0e49 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/createVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/createVersion.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export async function createVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     autosave,
     collectionSlug,
     parent,
+    publishedLocale,
     req = {} as PayloadRequest,
+    snapshot,
     versionData,
   }: CreateVersionArgs<T>,
 ) {
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ export async function createVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     autosave,
     latest: true,
     parent,
+    publishedLocale,
+    snapshot,
     version,
   }
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ export async function createVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     adapter: this,
     data,
     db,
-    fields: buildVersionCollectionFields(collection),
+    fields: buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collection),
     operation: 'create',
     req,
     tableName,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/deleteVersions.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/deleteVersions.ts
index 69504bc2357..4f1df9f2d86 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/deleteVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/deleteVersions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const deleteVersions: DeleteVersions = async function deleteVersion(
     `_${toSnakeCase(collectionConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
 
-  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collectionConfig)
 
   const { docs } = await findMany({
     adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/findGlobalVersions.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
index 1d1d22f8aae..f94095c40b3 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const findGlobalVersions: FindGlobalVersions = async function findGlobalV
     `_${toSnakeCase(globalConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
 
-  const fields = buildVersionGlobalFields(globalConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionGlobalFields(this.payload.config, globalConfig)
 
   return findMany({
     adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/findVersions.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/findVersions.ts
index 8d8dcbafeec..eac2df63b72 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/findVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/findVersions.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const findVersions: FindVersions = async function findVersions(
     `_${toSnakeCase(collectionConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
 
-  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collectionConfig)
 
   return findMany({
     adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/init.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/init.ts
index 57c5617499e..3ff5e16cf0d 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/init.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/init.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: BasePostgresAdapter) {
       const versionsTableName = this.tableNameMap.get(
         `_${toSnakeCase(collection.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
       )
-      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collection)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collection)
 
       buildTable({
         adapter: this,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const init: Init = function init(this: BasePostgresAdapter) {
         versions: true,
         versionsCustomName: true,
       })
-      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(global)
+      const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(this.payload.config, global)
 
       buildTable({
         adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/queryDrafts.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/queryDrafts.ts
index e09df59f103..636d486feb7 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/queryDrafts.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/queryDrafts.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const queryDrafts: QueryDrafts = async function queryDrafts(
   const tableName = this.tableNameMap.get(
     `_${toSnakeCase(collectionConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
-  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collectionConfig)
 
   const combinedWhere = combineQueries({ latest: { equals: true } }, where)
 
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/updateGlobalVersion.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/updateGlobalVersion.ts
index ff6352f211b..5c557881411 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/updateGlobalVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/updateGlobalVersion.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function updateGlobalVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     `_${toSnakeCase(globalConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
 
-  const fields = buildVersionGlobalFields(globalConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionGlobalFields(this.payload.config, globalConfig)
 
   const { where } = await buildQuery({
     adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/updateVersion.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/updateVersion.ts
index 5f922ec0a4a..bd0f0a7449d 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/updateVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/updateVersion.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function updateVersion<T extends TypeWithID>(
     `_${toSnakeCase(collectionConfig.slug)}${this.versionsSuffix}`,
   )
 
-  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig)
+  const fields = buildVersionCollectionFields(this.payload.config, collectionConfig)
 
   const { where } = await buildQuery({
     adapter: this,
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
index 22b6db259f6..a1a643ebbe0 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export function initCollections({ config, graphqlResult }: InitCollectionsGraphQ
     if (collectionConfig.versions) {
       const versionIDType = config.db.defaultIDType === 'text' ? GraphQLString : GraphQLInt
       const versionCollectionFields: Field[] = [
-        ...buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig),
+        ...buildVersionCollectionFields(config, collectionConfig),
         {
           name: 'id',
           type: config.db.defaultIDType as 'text',
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
index dd8452c3f48..d11bc7a3fb4 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function initGlobals({ config, graphqlResult }: InitGlobalsGraphQLArgs):
       const idType = config.db.defaultIDType === 'number' ? GraphQLInt : GraphQLString
 
       const versionGlobalFields: Field[] = [
-        ...buildVersionGlobalFields(global),
+        ...buildVersionGlobalFields(config, global),
         {
           name: 'id',
           type: config.db.defaultIDType as 'text',
diff --git a/packages/next/src/elements/DocumentHeader/Tabs/tabs/VersionsPill/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/elements/DocumentHeader/Tabs/tabs/VersionsPill/index.tsx
index 26a3f7555f4..72d61c26825 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/elements/DocumentHeader/Tabs/tabs/VersionsPill/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/elements/DocumentHeader/Tabs/tabs/VersionsPill/index.tsx
@@ -7,20 +7,12 @@ import { baseClass } from '../../Tab/index.js'
 export const VersionsPill: React.FC = () => {
   const { versions } = useDocumentInfo()
 
-  // To prevent CLS (versions are currently loaded client-side), render non-breaking space if there are no versions
-  // The pill is already conditionally rendered to begin with based on whether the document is version-enabled
-  // documents that are version enabled _always_ have at least one version
-  const hasVersions = versions?.totalDocs > 0
+  // don't count snapshots
+  const totalVersions = versions?.docs.filter((version) => !version.snapshot).length || 0
 
-  if (hasVersions) {
-    return (
-      <span
-        className={[`${baseClass}__count`, hasVersions ? `${baseClass}__count--has-count` : '']
-          .filter(Boolean)
-          .join(' ')}
-      >
-        {versions.totalDocs.toString()}
-      </span>
-    )
+  if (!versions?.totalDocs) {
+    return null
   }
+
+  return <span className={`${baseClass}__count`}>{totalVersions}</span>
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/updateByID.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/updateByID.ts
index 207c51cb9ba..ca64dfb4798 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/updateByID.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/updateByID.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const updateByID: CollectionRouteHandlerWithID = async ({
   const depth = searchParams.get('depth')
   const autosave = searchParams.get('autosave') === 'true'
   const draft = searchParams.get('draft') === 'true'
+  const publishSpecificLocale = req.query.publishSpecificLocale as string | undefined
 
   const id = sanitizeCollectionID({
     id: incomingID,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export const updateByID: CollectionRouteHandlerWithID = async ({
     data: req.data,
     depth: isNumber(depth) ? Number(depth) : undefined,
     draft,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     req,
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/globals/update.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/globals/update.ts
index b9625b7320c..afc8e70add7 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/globals/update.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/globals/update.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const update: GlobalRouteHandler = async ({ globalConfig, req }) => {
   const depth = searchParams.get('depth')
   const draft = searchParams.get('draft') === 'true'
   const autosave = searchParams.get('autosave') === 'true'
+  const publishSpecificLocale = req.query.publishSpecificLocale as string | undefined
 
   const result = await updateOperationGlobal({
     slug: globalConfig.slug,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export const update: GlobalRouteHandler = async ({ globalConfig, req }) => {
     depth: isNumber(depth) ? Number(depth) : undefined,
     draft,
     globalConfig,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     req,
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Version/SelectComparison/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Version/SelectComparison/index.tsx
index 834237b95c7..69da0770d7e 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Version/SelectComparison/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Version/SelectComparison/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { PaginatedDocs, Where } from 'payload'
 
-import { fieldBaseClass, ReactSelect, useConfig, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { fieldBaseClass, Pill, ReactSelect, useConfig, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import { formatDate } from '@payloadcms/ui/shared'
 import * as qs from 'qs-esm'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ export const SelectComparison: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const [errorLoading, setErrorLoading] = useState('')
   const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
   const loadedAllOptionsRef = React.useRef(false)
+  const {
+    config: { localization },
+  } = useConfig()
 
   const getResults = useCallback(
     async ({ lastLoadedPage: lastLoadedPageArg }) => {
@@ -65,6 +68,11 @@ export const SelectComparison: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
                 not_equals: versionID,
               },
             },
+            {
+              snapshot: {
+                not_equals: true,
+              },
+            },
           ],
         },
       }
@@ -107,15 +115,31 @@ export const SelectComparison: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
 
           const additionalOptions = data.docs.map((doc) => {
             const status = doc.version._status
+            let publishedLocalePill = null
+            const publishedLocale = doc.publishedLocale || undefined
             const { currentLabel, latestVersion, pillStyle, previousLabel } =
               versionInfo[status] || {}
 
+            if (localization && localization?.locales && publishedLocale) {
+              const localeCode = Array.isArray(publishedLocale)
+                ? publishedLocale[0]
+                : publishedLocale
+
+              const locale = localization.locales.find((loc) => loc.code === localeCode)
+              const formattedLabel = locale?.label?.[i18n?.language] || locale?.label
+
+              if (formattedLabel) {
+                publishedLocalePill = <Pill>{formattedLabel}</Pill>
+              }
+            }
+
             return {
               label: (
                 <div>
                   {formatDate({ date: doc.updatedAt, i18n, pattern: dateFormat })}
                   &nbsp;&nbsp;
                   {renderPill(doc, latestVersion, currentLabel, previousLabel, pillStyle)}
+                  {publishedLocalePill}
                 </div>
               ),
               value: doc.id,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Versions/cells/AutosaveCell/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Versions/cells/AutosaveCell/index.tsx
index 0d9da0fb040..777ea7c8a90 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Versions/cells/AutosaveCell/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Versions/cells/AutosaveCell/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use client'
-import { Pill, useTableCell, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { Pill, useConfig, useTableCell, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 
 type AutosaveCellProps = {
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@ export const AutosaveCell: React.FC<AutosaveCellProps> = ({
   latestDraftVersion,
   latestPublishedVersion,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
   const { rowData } = useTableCell()
+  const {
+    config: { localization },
+  } = useConfig()
 
+  const publishedLocale = rowData?.publishedLocale || undefined
   const status = rowData?.version._status
+  let publishedLocalePill = null
 
   const versionInfo = {
     draft: {
@@ -46,15 +51,22 @@ export const AutosaveCell: React.FC<AutosaveCellProps> = ({
 
   const { currentLabel, latestVersion, pillStyle, previousLabel } = versionInfo[status] || {}
 
+  if (localization && localization?.locales && publishedLocale) {
+    const localeCode = Array.isArray(publishedLocale) ? publishedLocale[0] : publishedLocale
+
+    const locale = localization.locales.find((loc) => loc.code === localeCode)
+    const formattedLabel = locale?.label?.[i18n?.language] || locale?.label
+
+    if (formattedLabel) {
+      publishedLocalePill = <Pill>{formattedLabel}</Pill>
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <Fragment>
-      {rowData?.autosave && (
-        <React.Fragment>
-          <Pill>{t('version:autosave')}</Pill>
-          &nbsp;&nbsp;
-        </React.Fragment>
-      )}
+      {rowData?.autosave && <Pill>{t('version:autosave')}</Pill>}
       {status && renderPill(rowData, latestVersion, currentLabel, previousLabel, pillStyle)}
+      {publishedLocalePill}
     </Fragment>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Versions/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Versions/index.tsx
index 0698dad6b4c..54038380841 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Versions/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Versions/index.tsx
@@ -56,9 +56,18 @@ export const VersionsView: PayloadServerReactComponent<EditViewComponent> = asyn
         sort: sort as string,
         user,
         where: {
-          parent: {
-            equals: id,
-          },
+          and: [
+            {
+              parent: {
+                equals: id,
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              snapshot: {
+                not_equals: true,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
         },
       })
       if (collectionConfig?.versions?.drafts) {
@@ -92,6 +101,11 @@ export const VersionsView: PayloadServerReactComponent<EditViewComponent> = asyn
         req,
         sort: sort as string,
         user,
+        where: {
+          snapshot: {
+            not_equals: true,
+          },
+        },
       })
 
       if (globalConfig?.versions?.drafts) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/find.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/find.ts
index d6592e2c71f..fc812f58662 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/find.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/find.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const findOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         collectionConfig: collection.config,
         overrideAccess,
         req,
-        versionFields: buildVersionCollectionFields(collection.config),
+        versionFields: buildVersionCollectionFields(payload.config, collection.config),
         where: fullWhere,
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
index b92cf815b61..3426a32f1f4 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const findVersionsOperation = async <TData extends TypeWithVersion<TData>
       accessResults = await executeAccess({ req }, collectionConfig.access.readVersions)
     }
 
-    const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(collectionConfig)
+    const versionFields = buildVersionCollectionFields(payload.config, collectionConfig)
 
     await validateQueryPaths({
       collectionConfig,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
index 31ea589d7f4..b15eafe05f6 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export type BaseOptions<TSlug extends CollectionSlug> = {
   locale?: TypedLocale
   overrideAccess?: boolean
   overwriteExistingFiles?: boolean
+  publishSpecificLocale?: string
   req?: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
   user?: Document
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ async function updateLocal<TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
     filePath,
     overrideAccess = true,
     overwriteExistingFiles = false,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     showHiddenFields,
     where,
   } = options
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ async function updateLocal<TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
     overrideAccess,
     overwriteExistingFiles,
     payload,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
     where,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
index efcf16ec5e3..b7f506d8b8d 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         collectionConfig: collection.config,
         overrideAccess,
         req,
-        versionFields: buildVersionCollectionFields(collection.config),
+        versionFields: buildVersionCollectionFields(payload.config, collection.config),
         where: versionsWhere,
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
index b628778e15a..0da7b768d24 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials'
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 
 import type { FindOneArgs } from '../../database/types.js'
+import type { Args } from '../../fields/hooks/beforeChange/index.js'
 import type { CollectionSlug } from '../../index.js'
 import type { PayloadRequest } from '../../types/index.js'
 import type {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export type Arguments<TSlug extends CollectionSlug> = {
   id: number | string
   overrideAccess?: boolean
   overwriteExistingFiles?: boolean
+  publishSpecificLocale?: string
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
 }
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         })) || args
     }, Promise.resolve())
 
+    if (args.publishSpecificLocale) {
+      args.req.locale = args.publishSpecificLocale
+    }
+
     const {
       id,
       autosave = false,
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
       draft: draftArg = false,
       overrideAccess,
       overwriteExistingFiles = false,
+      publishSpecificLocale,
       req: {
         fallbackLocale,
         locale,
@@ -264,13 +271,16 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
     // beforeChange - Fields
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    let result = await beforeChange({
+    let publishedDocWithLocales = docWithLocales
+    let versionSnapshotResult
+
+    const beforeChangeArgs: Args<DataFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>> = {
       id,
       collection: collectionConfig,
       context: req.context,
-      data,
+      data: { ...data, id },
       doc: originalDoc,
-      docWithLocales,
+      docWithLocales: undefined,
       global: null,
       operation: 'update',
       req,
@@ -279,6 +289,27 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         collectionConfig.versions.drafts &&
         !collectionConfig.versions.drafts.validate &&
         data._status !== 'published',
+    }
+
+    if (publishSpecificLocale) {
+      publishedDocWithLocales = await getLatestCollectionVersion({
+        id,
+        config: collectionConfig,
+        payload,
+        published: true,
+        query: findOneArgs,
+        req,
+      })
+
+      versionSnapshotResult = await beforeChange({
+        ...beforeChangeArgs,
+        docWithLocales,
+      })
+    }
+
+    let result = await beforeChange({
+      ...beforeChangeArgs,
+      docWithLocales: publishedDocWithLocales,
     })
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -328,7 +359,9 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         },
         draft: shouldSaveDraft,
         payload,
+        publishSpecificLocale,
         req,
+        snapshot: versionSnapshotResult,
       })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/database/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/database/types.ts
index 88b4d1a384a..f3857abeb72 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/database/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/database/types.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ export type CreateVersionArgs<T = TypeWithID> = {
   createdAt: string
   /** ID of the parent document for which the version should be created for */
   parent: number | string
+  publishedLocale?: string
   req: PayloadRequest
+  snapshot?: true
   updatedAt: string
   versionData: T
 }
@@ -326,7 +328,9 @@ export type CreateGlobalVersionArgs<T = TypeWithID> = {
   globalSlug: string
   /** ID of the parent document for which the version should be created for */
   parent: number | string
+  publishedLocale?: string
   req: PayloadRequest
+  snapshot?: true
   updatedAt: string
   versionData: T
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/index.ts
index 9d369c8416d..11a4235d3e1 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import type { JsonObject, Operation, PayloadRequest, RequestContext } from '../.
 import { ValidationError } from '../../../errors/index.js'
 import { deepCopyObjectSimple } from '../../../utilities/deepCopyObject.js'
 import { traverseFields } from './traverseFields.js'
-
-type Args<T extends JsonObject> = {
+export type Args<T extends JsonObject> = {
   collection: null | SanitizedCollectionConfig
   context: RequestContext
   data: T
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
index 7e30d2488c0..4140d9b4398 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
@@ -310,14 +310,13 @@ export const promise = async ({
 
     case 'blocks': {
       const rows = siblingData[field.name]
-
       if (Array.isArray(rows)) {
         const promises = []
         rows.forEach((row, i) => {
           const rowSiblingDoc = getExistingRowDoc(row as JsonObject, siblingDoc[field.name])
           const rowSiblingDocWithLocales = getExistingRowDoc(
             row as JsonObject,
-            siblingDocWithLocales[field.name],
+            siblingDocWithLocales ? siblingDocWithLocales[field.name] : {},
           )
 
           const blockTypeToMatch = (row as JsonObject).blockType || rowSiblingDoc.blockType
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
index 575c0ee757b..19d5bd6f469 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const findVersionsOperation = async <T extends TypeWithVersion<T>>(
     where,
   } = args
 
-  const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(globalConfig)
+  const versionFields = buildVersionGlobalFields(payload.config, globalConfig)
 
   try {
     // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
index 01fa21e2fc4..2c8881edc6d 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type Options<TSlug extends GlobalSlug> = {
   fallbackLocale?: TypedLocale
   locale?: TypedLocale
   overrideAccess?: boolean
+  publishSpecificLocale?: TypedLocale
   req?: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
   slug: TSlug
@@ -26,7 +27,15 @@ export default async function updateLocal<TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
   payload: Payload,
   options: Options<TSlug>,
 ): Promise<DataFromGlobalSlug<TSlug>> {
-  const { slug: globalSlug, data, depth, draft, overrideAccess = true, showHiddenFields } = options
+  const {
+    slug: globalSlug,
+    data,
+    depth,
+    draft,
+    overrideAccess = true,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
+    showHiddenFields,
+  } = options
 
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug)
 
@@ -41,6 +50,7 @@ export default async function updateLocal<TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
     draft,
     globalConfig,
     overrideAccess,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     req: await createLocalReq(options, payload),
     showHiddenFields,
   })
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/update.ts b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/update.ts
index 94ecf99999a..cbcadc129b7 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/update.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/update.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials'
 
 import type { GlobalSlug, JsonObject } from '../../index.js'
-import type { PayloadRequest, Where } from '../../types/index.js'
+import type { Operation, PayloadRequest, Where } from '../../types/index.js'
 import type { DataFromGlobalSlug, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../config/types.js'
 
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess.js'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type Args<TSlug extends GlobalSlug> = {
   draft?: boolean
   globalConfig: SanitizedGlobalConfig
   overrideAccess?: boolean
+  publishSpecificLocale?: string
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
   slug: string
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ type Args<TSlug extends GlobalSlug> = {
 export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
   args: Args<TSlug>,
 ): Promise<DataFromGlobalSlug<TSlug>> => {
+  if (args.publishSpecificLocale) {
+    args.req.locale = args.publishSpecificLocale
+  }
+
   const {
     slug,
     autosave,
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
     draft: draftArg,
     globalConfig,
     overrideAccess,
+    publishSpecificLocale,
     req: { fallbackLocale, locale, payload },
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 2. Retrieve document
     // /////////////////////////////////////
-    const { global, globalExists } = await getLatestGlobalVersion({
+    const globalVersion = await getLatestGlobalVersion({
       slug,
       config: globalConfig,
       locale,
@@ -83,10 +89,11 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
       req,
       where: query,
     })
+    const { global, globalExists } = globalVersion || {}
 
     let globalJSON: JsonObject = {}
 
-    if (global) {
+    if (globalVersion && globalVersion.global) {
       globalJSON = deepCopyObjectSimple(global)
 
       if (globalJSON._id) {
@@ -170,18 +177,43 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // beforeChange - Fields
     // /////////////////////////////////////
+    let publishedDocWithLocales = globalJSON
+    let versionSnapshotResult
 
-    let result = await beforeChange({
+    const beforeChangeArgs = {
       collection: null,
       context: req.context,
       data,
       doc: originalDoc,
-      docWithLocales: globalJSON,
+      docWithLocales: undefined,
       global: globalConfig,
-      operation: 'update',
+      operation: 'update' as Operation,
       req,
       skipValidation:
         shouldSaveDraft && globalConfig.versions.drafts && !globalConfig.versions.drafts.validate,
+    }
+
+    if (publishSpecificLocale) {
+      const latestVersion = await getLatestGlobalVersion({
+        slug,
+        config: globalConfig,
+        payload,
+        published: true,
+        req,
+        where: query,
+      })
+
+      publishedDocWithLocales = latestVersion?.global || {}
+
+      versionSnapshotResult = await beforeChange({
+        ...beforeChangeArgs,
+        docWithLocales: globalJSON,
+      })
+    }
+
+    let result = await beforeChange({
+      ...beforeChangeArgs,
+      docWithLocales: publishedDocWithLocales,
     })
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -207,7 +239,6 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // Create version
     // /////////////////////////////////////
-
     if (globalConfig.versions) {
       const { globalType } = result
       result = await saveVersion({
@@ -220,9 +251,15 @@ export const updateOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
         draft: shouldSaveDraft,
         global: globalConfig,
         payload,
+        publishSpecificLocale,
         req,
+        snapshot: versionSnapshotResult,
       })
-      result.globalType = globalType
+
+      result = {
+        ...result,
+        globalType,
+      }
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/baseFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/baseFields.ts
index 0fb743d637d..458bf3f32aa 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/baseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/baseFields.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,19 @@ const baseVersionFields: Field[] = [
   },
 ]
 
+// When publishing a specific locale,
+// we need to create a new draft which acts as a
+// "snapshot" to retain all existing draft data.
+// This field will be used to exclude any snapshot versions
+// from the admin Versions list
+export const versionSnapshotField: Field = {
+  name: 'snapshot',
+  type: 'checkbox',
+  admin: {
+    disableBulkEdit: true,
+    disabled: true,
+  },
+  index: true,
+}
+
 export default baseVersionFields
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/buildCollectionFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/buildCollectionFields.ts
index 65c81d683b1..89eb41aa854 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/buildCollectionFields.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/buildCollectionFields.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import type { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types.js'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../config/types.js'
 import type { Field } from '../fields/config/types.js'
 
-export const buildVersionCollectionFields = (collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig): Field[] => {
+import { versionSnapshotField } from './baseFields.js'
+
+export const buildVersionCollectionFields = (
+  config: SanitizedConfig,
+  collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig,
+): Field[] => {
   const fields: Field[] = [
     {
       name: 'parent',
@@ -33,6 +39,27 @@ export const buildVersionCollectionFields = (collection: SanitizedCollectionConf
   ]
 
   if (collection?.versions?.drafts) {
+    if (config.localization) {
+      fields.push(versionSnapshotField)
+
+      fields.push({
+        name: 'publishedLocale',
+        type: 'select',
+        admin: {
+          disableBulkEdit: true,
+          disabled: true,
+        },
+        index: true,
+        options: config.localization.locales.map((locale) => {
+          if (typeof locale === 'string') {
+            return locale
+          }
+
+          return locale.code
+        }),
+      })
+    }
+
     fields.push({
       name: 'latest',
       type: 'checkbox',
@@ -41,14 +68,14 @@ export const buildVersionCollectionFields = (collection: SanitizedCollectionConf
       },
       index: true,
     })
-  }
 
-  if (collection?.versions?.drafts && collection?.versions?.drafts?.autosave) {
-    fields.push({
-      name: 'autosave',
-      type: 'checkbox',
-      index: true,
-    })
+    if (collection?.versions?.drafts?.autosave) {
+      fields.push({
+        name: 'autosave',
+        type: 'checkbox',
+        index: true,
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   return fields
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/buildGlobalFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/buildGlobalFields.ts
index af18b65e57e..5954967edd7 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/buildGlobalFields.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/buildGlobalFields.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../config/types.js'
 import type { Field } from '../fields/config/types.js'
 import type { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../globals/config/types.js'
 
-export const buildVersionGlobalFields = (global: SanitizedGlobalConfig): Field[] => {
+import { versionSnapshotField } from './baseFields.js'
+
+export const buildVersionGlobalFields = (
+  config: SanitizedConfig,
+  global: SanitizedGlobalConfig,
+): Field[] => {
   const fields: Field[] = [
     {
       name: 'version',
@@ -25,6 +31,27 @@ export const buildVersionGlobalFields = (global: SanitizedGlobalConfig): Field[]
   ]
 
   if (global?.versions?.drafts) {
+    if (config.localization) {
+      fields.push(versionSnapshotField)
+
+      fields.push({
+        name: 'publishedLocale',
+        type: 'select',
+        admin: {
+          disableBulkEdit: true,
+          disabled: true,
+        },
+        index: true,
+        options: config.localization.locales.map((locale) => {
+          if (typeof locale === 'string') {
+            return locale
+          }
+
+          return locale.code
+        }),
+      })
+    }
+
     fields.push({
       name: 'latest',
       type: 'checkbox',
@@ -33,14 +60,14 @@ export const buildVersionGlobalFields = (global: SanitizedGlobalConfig): Field[]
       },
       index: true,
     })
-  }
 
-  if (global?.versions?.drafts && global?.versions?.drafts?.autosave) {
-    fields.push({
-      name: 'autosave',
-      type: 'checkbox',
-      index: true,
-    })
+    if (global?.versions?.drafts?.autosave) {
+      fields.push({
+        name: 'autosave',
+        type: 'checkbox',
+        index: true,
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   return fields
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/replaceWithDraftIfAvailable.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/replaceWithDraftIfAvailable.ts
index a2db0588b13..4c61999955e 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/replaceWithDraftIfAvailable.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/replaceWithDraftIfAvailable.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,18 @@ const replaceWithDraftIfAvailable = async <T extends TypeWithID>({
 
   if (docHasTimestamps(doc)) {
     queryToBuild.and.push({
-      updatedAt: {
-        greater_than: doc.updatedAt,
-      },
+      or: [
+        {
+          updatedAt: {
+            greater_than: doc.updatedAt,
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          latest: {
+            equals: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestCollectionVersion.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestCollectionVersion.ts
index c68017a481c..8366d3bbe29 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestCollectionVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestCollectionVersion.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import type { FindOneArgs } from '../database/types.js'
 import type { Payload, PayloadRequest } from '../types/index.js'
 import type { TypeWithVersion } from './types.js'
 
-import { docHasTimestamps } from '../types/index.js'
-
 type Args = {
   config: SanitizedCollectionConfig
   id: number | string
   payload: Payload
+  published?: boolean
   query: FindOneArgs
   req?: PayloadRequest
 }
@@ -17,11 +16,16 @@ export const getLatestCollectionVersion = async <T extends TypeWithID = any>({
   id,
   config,
   payload,
+  published,
   query,
   req,
 }: Args): Promise<T> => {
   let latestVersion: TypeWithVersion<T>
 
+  const whereQuery = published
+    ? { and: [{ parent: { equals: id } }, { 'version._status': { equals: 'published' } }] }
+    : { and: [{ parent: { equals: id } }, { latest: { equals: true } }] }
+
   if (config.versions?.drafts) {
     const { docs } = await payload.db.findVersions<T>({
       collection: config.slug,
@@ -29,15 +33,19 @@ export const getLatestCollectionVersion = async <T extends TypeWithID = any>({
       pagination: false,
       req,
       sort: '-updatedAt',
-      where: { parent: { equals: id } },
+      where: whereQuery,
     })
     ;[latestVersion] = docs
   }
 
-  const doc = await payload.db.findOne<T>({ ...query, req })
+  if (!latestVersion) {
+    if (!published) {
+      const doc = await payload.db.findOne<T>({ ...query, req })
+
+      return doc
+    }
 
-  if (!latestVersion || (docHasTimestamps(doc) && latestVersion.updatedAt < doc.updatedAt)) {
-    return doc
+    return undefined
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestGlobalVersion.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestGlobalVersion.ts
index 42303c0595e..5d0413bf634 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestGlobalVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/getLatestGlobalVersion.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type Args = {
   config: SanitizedGlobalConfig
   locale?: string
   payload: Payload
+  published?: boolean
   req?: PayloadRequest
   slug: string
   where: Where
@@ -17,11 +18,16 @@ export const getLatestGlobalVersion = async ({
   config,
   locale,
   payload,
+  published,
   req,
   where,
 }: Args): Promise<{ global: Document; globalExists: boolean }> => {
   let latestVersion
 
+  const whereQuery = published
+    ? { 'version._status': { equals: 'published' } }
+    : { latest: { equals: true } }
+
   if (config.versions?.drafts) {
     latestVersion = (
       await payload.db.findGlobalVersions({
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ export const getLatestGlobalVersion = async ({
         locale,
         pagination: false,
         req,
-        sort: '-updatedAt',
+        where: whereQuery,
       })
     ).docs[0]
   }
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ export const getLatestGlobalVersion = async ({
   })
   const globalExists = Boolean(global)
 
-  if (!latestVersion || (docHasTimestamps(global) && latestVersion.updatedAt < global.updatedAt)) {
+  if (!latestVersion) {
     return {
       global,
       globalExists,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/saveVersion.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
index f18fc9df247..ade83fa26e7 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/saveVersion.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ type Args = {
   global?: SanitizedGlobalConfig
   id?: number | string
   payload: Payload
+  publishSpecificLocale?: string
   req?: PayloadRequest
+  snapshot?: any
 }
 
 export const saveVersion = async ({
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ export const saveVersion = async ({
   draft,
   global,
   payload,
+  publishSpecificLocale,
   req,
+  snapshot,
 }: Args): Promise<TypeWithID> => {
   let result
   let createNewVersion = true
@@ -75,7 +79,9 @@ export const saveVersion = async ({
         const data: Record<string, unknown> = {
           createdAt: new Date(latestVersion.createdAt).toISOString(),
           updatedAt: draft ? now : new Date(doc.updatedAt).toISOString(),
-          version: versionData,
+          version: {
+            ...versionData,
+          },
         }
 
         const updateVersionArgs = {
@@ -101,28 +107,50 @@ export const saveVersion = async ({
     }
 
     if (createNewVersion) {
+      const createVersionArgs = {
+        autosave: Boolean(autosave),
+        collectionSlug: undefined,
+        createdAt: doc?.createdAt ? new Date(doc.createdAt).toISOString() : now,
+        globalSlug: undefined,
+        parent: collection ? id : undefined,
+        publishedLocale: publishSpecificLocale || undefined,
+        req,
+        updatedAt: draft ? now : new Date(doc.updatedAt).toISOString(),
+        versionData,
+      }
+
       if (collection) {
-        result = await payload.db.createVersion({
-          autosave: Boolean(autosave),
-          collectionSlug: collection.slug,
-          createdAt: doc?.createdAt ? new Date(doc.createdAt).toISOString() : now,
-          parent: collection ? id : undefined,
-          req,
-          updatedAt: draft ? now : new Date(doc.updatedAt).toISOString(),
-          versionData,
-        })
+        createVersionArgs.collectionSlug = collection.slug
+        result = await payload.db.createVersion(createVersionArgs)
       }
 
       if (global) {
-        result = await payload.db.createGlobalVersion({
-          autosave: Boolean(autosave),
-          createdAt: doc?.createdAt ? new Date(doc.createdAt).toISOString() : now,
-          globalSlug: global.slug,
-          parent: collection ? id : undefined,
-          req,
-          updatedAt: draft ? now : new Date(doc.updatedAt).toISOString(),
-          versionData,
-        })
+        createVersionArgs.globalSlug = global.slug
+        result = await payload.db.createGlobalVersion(createVersionArgs)
+      }
+
+      if (publishSpecificLocale && snapshot) {
+        const snapshotData = deepCopyObjectSimple(snapshot)
+        if (snapshotData._id) {delete snapshotData._id}
+
+        snapshotData._status = 'draft'
+
+        const snapshotDate = new Date().toISOString()
+
+        const updatedArgs = {
+          ...createVersionArgs,
+          createdAt: snapshotDate,
+          snapshot: true,
+          updatedAt: snapshotDate,
+          versionData: snapshotData,
+        } as any
+
+        if (collection) {
+          await payload.db.createVersion(updatedArgs)
+        }
+        if (global) {
+          await payload.db.createGlobalVersion(updatedArgs)
+        }
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/types.ts
index 904c8205450..bf0b7bf2056 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type TypeWithVersion<T> = {
   createdAt: string
   id: string
   parent: number | string
+  snapshot?: boolean
   updatedAt: string
   version: T
 }
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/clientKeys.ts b/packages/translations/src/clientKeys.ts
index 93202e8befa..6901ba11cb1 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/clientKeys.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/clientKeys.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export const clientTranslationKeys = createClientTranslationKeys([
   'general:noValue',
   'general:of',
   'general:open',
+  'general:only',
   'general:or',
   'general:order',
   'general:pageNotFound',
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ export const clientTranslationKeys = createClientTranslationKeys([
   'version:publish',
   'version:publishChanges',
   'version:published',
+  'version:publishIn',
   'version:publishing',
   'version:restoreAsDraft',
   'version:restoredSuccessfully',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/ar.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/ar.ts
index d414770f818..9fc249f6c5c 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/ar.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/ar.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export const arTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'لم يتم العثور على شيء',
     noValue: 'لا يوجد قيمة',
     of: 'من',
+    only: 'فقط',
     open: 'فتح',
     or: 'أو',
     order: 'التّرتيب',
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ export const arTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'نشر',
     publishChanges: 'نشر التّغييرات',
     published: 'تمّ النّشر',
+    publishIn: 'نشر في {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'نشر',
     restoreAsDraft: 'استعادة كمسودة',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'تمّت الاستعادة بنحاح.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/az.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/az.ts
index 309ed28cc4f..14dd9272171 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/az.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/az.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const azTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Heç nə tapılmadı',
     noValue: 'Dəyər yoxdur',
     of: 'dən',
+    only: 'Yalnız',
     open: 'Aç',
     or: 'Və ya',
     order: 'Sıra',
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ export const azTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Dərc et',
     publishChanges: 'Dəyişiklikləri dərc et',
     published: 'Dərc edilmiş',
+    publishIn: '{{locale}} dili ilə nəşr edin',
     publishing: 'Nəşr',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Qaralamalar kimi bərpa et',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Uğurla bərpa edildi.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/bg.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/bg.ts
index a0161396292..83e684e3592 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/bg.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/bg.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const bgTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Нищо не беше открито',
     noValue: 'Няма стойност',
     of: 'от',
+    only: 'Само',
     open: 'Отвори',
     or: 'Или',
     order: 'Ред',
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export const bgTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Публикувай',
     publishChanges: 'Публикувай промените',
     published: 'Публикувано',
+    publishIn: 'Публикувайте в {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Публикуване',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Възстанови като чернова',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Успешно възстановяване.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/cs.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/cs.ts
index d5ddd0e8d31..3da8072bd95 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/cs.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/cs.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const csTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nic nenalezeno',
     noValue: 'Žádná hodnota',
     of: 'z',
+    only: 'Pouze',
     open: 'Otevřít',
     or: 'Nebo',
     order: 'Pořadí',
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ export const csTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publikovat',
     publishChanges: 'Publikovat změny',
     published: 'Publikováno',
+    publishIn: 'Publikovat v {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publikování',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Obnovit jako koncept',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Úspěšně obnoveno.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/de.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/de.ts
index 8cc19ea6e02..3f9353b8c5a 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/de.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/de.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export const deTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Keine Ergebnisse',
     noValue: 'Kein Wert',
     of: 'von',
+    only: 'Nur',
     open: 'Öffnen',
     or: 'oder',
     order: 'Reihenfolge',
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ export const deTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Veröffentlichen',
     publishChanges: 'Änderungen veröffentlichen',
     published: 'Veröffentlicht',
+    publishIn: 'Veröffentlichen in {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Veröffentlichung',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Als Entwurf wiederherstellen',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Erfolgreich wiederhergestellt.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/en.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/en.ts
index 8b674f2f068..9b91245aea9 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/en.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/en.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const enTranslations = {
     nothingFound: 'Nothing found',
     noValue: 'No value',
     of: 'of',
+    only: 'Only',
     open: 'Open',
     or: 'Or',
     order: 'Order',
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ export const enTranslations = {
     publish: 'Publish',
     publishChanges: 'Publish changes',
     published: 'Published',
+    publishIn: 'Publish in {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publishing',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Restore as draft',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Restored Successfully.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/es.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/es.ts
index 4e1cd203cc7..41e5d351f4e 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/es.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/es.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export const esTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'No se encontró nada',
     noValue: 'Sin valor',
     of: 'de',
+    only: 'Solo',
     open: 'Abrir',
     or: 'O',
     order: 'Orden',
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ export const esTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publicar',
     publishChanges: 'Publicar cambios',
     published: 'Publicado',
+    publishIn: 'Publicar en {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publicación',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Restaurar como borrador',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Restaurado éxito.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/fa.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/fa.ts
index a8d736307b1..e8360788dc1 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/fa.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/fa.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const faTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'چیزی یافت نشد',
     noValue: 'بدون مقدار',
     of: 'از',
+    only: 'فقط',
     open: 'باز کردن',
     or: 'یا',
     order: 'چیدمان',
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ export const faTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'انتشار',
     publishChanges: 'انتشار تغییرات',
     published: 'انتشار یافته',
+    publishIn: 'منتشر کنید در {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'انتشار',
     restoreAsDraft: 'بازیابی به عنوان پیش‌نویس',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'با موفقیت بازیابی شد.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/fr.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/fr.ts
index bcae56384ea..bdd460a9037 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/fr.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export const frTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Rien n’a été trouvé',
     noValue: 'Aucune valeur',
     of: 'de',
+    only: 'Seulement',
     open: 'Ouvrir',
     or: 'ou',
     order: 'Ordre',
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ export const frTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publier',
     publishChanges: 'Publier les modifications',
     published: 'Publié',
+    publishIn: 'Publier en {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publication',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Restaurer comme brouillon',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Restauré(e) avec succès.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/he.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/he.ts
index b32144e6b6c..8a8c46ec8e0 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/he.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/he.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ export const heTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'לא נמצא כלום',
     noValue: 'אין ערך',
     of: 'מתוך',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'פתח',
     or: 'או',
     order: 'סדר',
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ export const heTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'פרסם',
     publishChanges: 'פרסם שינויים',
     published: 'פורסם',
+    publishIn: 'פרסם ב-{{locale}}',
     publishing: 'מפרסם',
     restoreAsDraft: 'שחזר כטיוטה',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'שוחזר בהצלחה.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/hr.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/hr.ts
index 2f25855af45..3c5156edf04 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/hr.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/hr.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const hrTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Ništa nije pronađeno',
     noValue: 'Bez vrijednosti',
     of: 'Od',
+    only: 'Samo',
     open: 'Otvori',
     or: 'Ili',
     order: 'Poredak',
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ export const hrTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Objaviti',
     publishChanges: 'Objavi promjene',
     published: 'Objavljeno',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: 'Objavljivanje',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Vrati kao skicu',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Uspješno vraćeno.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/hu.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/hu.ts
index 6014af762e2..a779520ebb7 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/hu.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/hu.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const huTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nincs találat',
     noValue: 'Nincs érték',
     of: 'a',
+    only: 'Csak',
     open: 'Megnyitás',
     or: 'Vagy',
     order: 'Sorrend',
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ export const huTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Közzététel',
     publishChanges: 'Módosítások közzététele',
     published: 'Közzétett',
+    publishIn: 'Közzététel ebben a {{locale}} területkódban',
     publishing: 'Közzététel',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Visszaállítás piszkozatként',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Sikeresen visszaállítva.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/it.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/it.ts
index 22bef7f771c..49288a27212 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/it.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/it.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ export const itTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Non è stato trovato nulla',
     noValue: 'Nessun valore',
     of: 'di',
+    only: 'Solo',
     open: 'Apri',
     or: 'Oppure',
     order: 'Ordine',
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ export const itTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Pubblicare',
     publishChanges: 'Pubblica modifiche',
     published: 'Pubblicato',
+    publishIn: 'Pubblica in {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Pubblicazione',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Ripristina come bozza',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Ripristinato con successo.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/ja.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/ja.ts
index c62d4b05d8c..3be5e90fe80 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/ja.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/ja.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const jaTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nothing found',
     noValue: '未設定',
     of: '/',
+    only: 'のみ',
     open: '開く',
     or: 'または',
     order: '表示順',
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ export const jaTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: '公開する',
     publishChanges: '変更内容を公開',
     published: '公開済み',
+    publishIn: '{{locale}}で公開する',
     publishing: '公開',
     restoreAsDraft: '下書きとして復元',
     restoredSuccessfully: '正常に復元されました。',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/ko.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/ko.ts
index 4aec5ded184..6d1c7a2eb36 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/ko.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/ko.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const koTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: '찾을 수 없습니다',
     noValue: '값 없음',
     of: '의',
+    only: '오직',
     open: '열기',
     or: '또는',
     order: '순서',
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ export const koTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: '게시',
     publishChanges: '변경 사항 게시',
     published: '게시됨',
+    publishIn: '{{locale}}에서 게시하십시오.',
     publishing: '게시',
     restoreAsDraft: '임시 저장으로 복원',
     restoredSuccessfully: '복원이 완료되었습니다.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/my.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/my.ts
index 0a0dad5f060..c957f98de66 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/my.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/my.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const myTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'ဘာမှလည်း မတွေ့ဘူး။',
     noValue: 'တန်ဖိုး မရှိပါ။',
     of: '၏',
+    only: 'Hanya',
     open: 'ဖွင့်မည်။',
     or: 'သို့မဟုတ်',
     order: 'အစဉ်လိုက်',
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ export const myTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'ထုတ်ဝေသည်။',
     publishChanges: 'အပြောင်းအလဲများကို တင်ခဲ့သည်။',
     published: 'တင်ပြီးပြီ။',
+    publishIn: 'Terbitkan di {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'ထုတ်ဝေခြင်း',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Pulihkan sebagai draf',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'အောင်မြင်စွာ ပြန်လည်ရယူခဲ့သည်။',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/nb.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/nb.ts
index b5a3ce0218b..4e2cf2dc2e2 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/nb.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/nb.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const nbTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Ingenting funnet',
     noValue: 'Ingen verdi',
     of: 'av',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Åpne',
     or: 'Eller',
     order: 'Rekkefølge',
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ export const nbTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publisere',
     publishChanges: 'Publiser endringer',
     published: 'Publisert',
+    publishIn: 'Publiser i {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publisering',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Gjenopprett som utkast',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Gjenopprettet.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/nl.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/nl.ts
index 56b03e3c027..371bc61e4c0 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/nl.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/nl.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const nlTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Niets gevonden',
     noValue: 'Geen waarde',
     of: 'van',
+    only: 'Alleen',
     open: 'Open',
     or: 'Of',
     order: 'Volgorde',
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ export const nlTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publiceren',
     publishChanges: 'Publiceer wijzigingen',
     published: 'Gepubliceerd',
+    publishIn: 'Publiceer in {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publicatie',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Herstellen als concept',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Herstelling succesvol.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/pl.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/pl.ts
index 2a1a869fec3..2a9491b0fb3 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/pl.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/pl.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const plTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nic nie znaleziono',
     noValue: 'Brak wartości',
     of: 'z',
+    only: 'Tylko',
     open: 'Otwórz',
     or: 'lub',
     order: 'Kolejność',
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ export const plTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publikuj',
     publishChanges: 'Opublikuj zmiany',
     published: 'Opublikowano',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: 'Publikacja',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Przywróć jako szkic',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Przywrócono pomyślnie.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/pt.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/pt.ts
index 5a762f3f80e..f8ae147c03f 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/pt.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/pt.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export const ptTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nada encontrado',
     noValue: 'Nenhum valor',
     of: 'de',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Abrir',
     or: 'Ou',
     order: 'Ordem',
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ export const ptTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publicar',
     publishChanges: 'Publicar alterações',
     published: 'Publicado',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: 'Publicação',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Restaurar como rascunho',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Restaurado com sucesso.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/ro.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/ro.ts
index f7dec25f4e0..e2b73f02aa0 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/ro.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/ro.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export const roTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nimic găsit',
     noValue: 'Nici o valoare',
     of: 'de',
+    only: 'Doar',
     open: 'Deschide',
     or: 'Sau',
     order: 'ORdine',
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ export const roTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publicați',
     publishChanges: 'Publicați modificările',
     published: 'Publicat',
+    publishIn: 'Publicați în {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Editare',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Restaurează ca proiect',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Restaurat cu succes.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/rs.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/rs.ts
index 2490206a6e3..32e6b1ff61b 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/rs.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/rs.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const rsTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Ништа није пронађено',
     noValue: 'Без вредности',
     of: 'Од',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Отвори',
     or: 'Или',
     order: 'Редослед',
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ export const rsTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Објавити',
     publishChanges: 'Објави промене',
     published: 'Објављено',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: 'Objavljivanje',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Vrati kao nacrt',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Успешно враћено.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/rsLatin.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/rsLatin.ts
index 5724a5156db..a569053a8d3 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/rsLatin.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/rsLatin.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export const rsLatinTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Ništa nije pronađeno',
     noValue: 'Bez vrednosti',
     of: 'Od',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Otvori',
     or: 'Ili',
     order: 'Redosled',
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ export const rsLatinTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Objaviti',
     publishChanges: 'Objavljivanje',
     published: 'Objavljeno',
+    publishIn: 'Objavite na {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Objavljivanje',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Vrati kao nacrt',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Uspešno vraćeno.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/ru.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/ru.ts
index c060312bf37..176c1514cbd 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/ru.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/ru.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const ruTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Ничего не найдено',
     noValue: 'Нет значения',
     of: 'из',
+    only: 'Только',
     open: 'Открыть',
     or: 'Или же',
     order: 'Порядок',
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ export const ruTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Публиковать',
     publishChanges: 'Опубликовать изменения',
     published: 'Опубликовано',
+    publishIn: 'Опубликовать на {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Публикация',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Восстановить как черновик',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Восстановлен успешно.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/sk.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/sk.ts
index ad8b8cc5cf3..2a6468b9cf8 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/sk.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/sk.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export const skTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Nič nenájdené',
     noValue: 'Žiadna hodnota',
     of: 'z',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Otvoriť',
     or: 'Alebo',
     order: 'Poradie',
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ export const skTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publikovať',
     publishChanges: 'Publikovať zmeny',
     published: 'Publikované',
+    publishIn: 'Publikujte v {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publikovanie',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Obnoviť ako koncept',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Úspešne obnovené.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/sv.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/sv.ts
index f8b9b3f7a84..038484eeff3 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/sv.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/sv.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const svTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Inget hittades',
     noValue: 'Inget värde',
     of: 'av',
+    only: 'Endast',
     open: 'Öppna',
     or: 'Eller',
     order: 'Ordning',
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export const svTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Publicera',
     publishChanges: 'Publicera ändringar',
     published: 'Publicerad',
+    publishIn: 'Publicera i {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Publicering',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Återställ som utkast',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Återställd framgångsrikt.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/th.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/th.ts
index 97091b070db..b0ac549e4c8 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/th.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/th.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export const thTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'ไม่พบสิ่งใด',
     noValue: 'ไม่มีค่า',
     of: 'จาก',
+    only: 'เท่านั้น',
     open: 'เปิด',
     or: 'หรือ',
     order: 'เรียงตาม',
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ export const thTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'เผยแพร่',
     publishChanges: 'เผยแพร่การแก้ไข',
     published: 'เผยแพร่แล้ว',
+    publishIn: 'เผยแพร่ใน {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'การเผยแพร่',
     restoreAsDraft: 'เรียกคืนเป็นร่าง',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'กู้คืนเวอร์ชันสำเร็จ',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/tr.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/tr.ts
index f66d63721d2..35a08fdc9c0 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/tr.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/tr.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ export const trTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Hiçbir şey bulunamadı',
     noValue: 'Değer yok',
     of: 'of',
+    only: 'Sadece',
     open: 'Aç',
     or: 'Or',
     order: 'Order',
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ export const trTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Yayınla',
     publishChanges: 'Değişiklikleri yayınla',
     published: 'Yayınlandı',
+    publishIn: '{{locale}} dilinde yayınlayın.',
     publishing: 'Yayınlama',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Taslak olarak geri yükle',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Geri getirme başarılı.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/uk.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/uk.ts
index ae46b9d5a94..5ef3ec4432d 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/uk.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/uk.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const ukTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Нічого не знайдено',
     noValue: 'Немає значення',
     of: 'з',
+    only: 'Лише',
     open: 'Відкрити',
     or: 'або',
     order: 'Порядок',
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export const ukTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Опублікувати',
     publishChanges: 'Опублікувати зміни',
     published: 'Опубліковано',
+    publishIn: 'Опублікувати в {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Публікація',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Відновити як чернетку',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Відновлено успішно.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/vi.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/vi.ts
index fb809fc8da6..4b0f5b4ba31 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/vi.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/vi.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export const viTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: 'Không tìm thấy',
     noValue: 'Không có giá trị',
     of: 'trong số',
+    only: undefined,
     open: 'Mở',
     or: 'hoặc',
     order: 'Thứ tự',
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ export const viTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: 'Công bố',
     publishChanges: 'Xuất bản tài liệu',
     published: 'Đã xuất bản',
+    publishIn: 'Xuất bản trong {{locale}}',
     publishing: 'Xuất bản',
     restoreAsDraft: 'Khôi phục như bản nháp',
     restoredSuccessfully: 'Đã khôi phục thành công.',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/zh.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/zh.ts
index f9e04e20e0a..00082a3cfd8 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/zh.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/zh.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ export const zhTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: '没有找到任何东西',
     noValue: '没有值',
     of: '的',
+    only: undefined,
     open: '打开',
     or: '或',
     order: '排序',
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ export const zhTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: '发布',
     publishChanges: '发布修改',
     published: '已发布',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: '发布',
     restoreAsDraft: '恢复为草稿',
     restoredSuccessfully: '恢复成功。',
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/languages/zhTw.ts b/packages/translations/src/languages/zhTw.ts
index cc251edf79d..0bc3985b4c4 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/languages/zhTw.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/languages/zhTw.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ export const zhTwTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     nothingFound: '沒有找到任何東西',
     noValue: '沒有數值',
     of: '的',
+    only: '僅限',
     open: '打開',
     or: '或',
     order: '排序',
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ export const zhTwTranslations: DefaultTranslationsObject = {
     publish: '發佈',
     publishChanges: '發佈修改',
     published: '已發佈',
+    publishIn: undefined,
     publishing: '發布',
     restoreAsDraft: '恢復為草稿',
     restoredSuccessfully: '回復成功。',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/Button/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/elements/Button/types.ts
index fc9a066244b..414f00a5417 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/Button/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/Button/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { ElementType, MouseEvent } from 'react'
 import type React from 'react'
 
+type secondaryAction = {
+  label: string
+  onClick: (event: MouseEvent) => void
+}
 export type Props = {
   'aria-label'?: string
   buttonId?: string
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ export type Props = {
   newTab?: boolean
   onClick?: (event: MouseEvent) => void
   round?: boolean
+  secondaryActions?: secondaryAction | secondaryAction[]
   size?: 'large' | 'medium' | 'small'
   SubMenuPopupContent?: React.ReactNode
   to?: string
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/PublishButton/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/PublishButton/index.tsx
index 38fe3529ba1..5cba012f05f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/PublishButton/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/PublishButton/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { MappedComponent } from 'payload'
 
+import * as qs from 'qs-esm'
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react'
 
 import { useForm, useFormModified } from '../../forms/Form/context.js'
@@ -14,15 +15,8 @@ import { useEditDepth } from '../../providers/EditDepth/index.js'
 import { useLocale } from '../../providers/Locale/index.js'
 import { useOperation } from '../../providers/Operation/index.js'
 import { useTranslation } from '../../providers/Translation/index.js'
-
+import { PopupList } from '../Popup/index.js'
 export const DefaultPublishButton: React.FC<{ label?: string }> = ({ label: labelProp }) => {
-  const {
-    config: {
-      routes: { api },
-      serverURL,
-    },
-  } = useConfig()
-
   const {
     id,
     collectionSlug,
@@ -33,12 +27,20 @@ export const DefaultPublishButton: React.FC<{ label?: string }> = ({ label: labe
     unpublishedVersions,
   } = useDocumentInfo()
 
+  const { config } = useConfig()
   const { submit } = useForm()
   const modified = useFormModified()
   const editDepth = useEditDepth()
   const { code: locale } = useLocale()
 
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const {
+    localization,
+    routes: { api },
+    serverURL,
+  } = config
+
+  const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
+  const { code } = useLocale()
   const label = labelProp || t('version:publishChanges')
 
   const hasNewerVersions = unpublishedVersions?.totalDocs > 0
@@ -94,6 +96,26 @@ export const DefaultPublishButton: React.FC<{ label?: string }> = ({ label: labe
     })
   }, [submit])
 
+  const publishSpecificLocale = useCallback(
+    (locale) => {
+      const params = qs.stringify({
+        publishSpecificLocale: locale,
+      })
+
+      const action = `${serverURL}${api}${
+        globalSlug ? `/globals/${globalSlug}` : `/${collectionSlug}/${id ? `${'/' + id}` : ''}`
+      }${params ? '?' + params : ''}`
+
+      void submit({
+        action,
+        overrides: {
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+      })
+    },
+    [api, collectionSlug, globalSlug, id, serverURL, submit],
+  )
+
   if (!hasPublishPermission) {
     return null
   }
@@ -104,6 +126,28 @@ export const DefaultPublishButton: React.FC<{ label?: string }> = ({ label: labe
       disabled={!canPublish}
       onClick={publish}
       size="medium"
+      SubMenuPopupContent={
+        localization
+          ? localization.locales.map((locale) => {
+              const formattedLabel =
+                typeof locale.label === 'string'
+                  ? locale.label
+                  : locale.label && locale.label[i18n?.language]
+
+              const isActive = typeof locale === 'string' ? locale === code : locale.code === code
+
+              if (isActive) {
+                return (
+                  <PopupList.ButtonGroup key={locale.code}>
+                    <PopupList.Button onClick={() => publishSpecificLocale(locale.code)}>
+                      {t('version:publishIn', { locale: formattedLabel || locale.code })}
+                    </PopupList.Button>
+                  </PopupList.ButtonGroup>
+                )
+              }
+            })
+          : null
+      }
       type="button"
     >
       {label}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Upload/UploadCard/index.scss b/packages/ui/src/fields/Upload/UploadCard/index.scss
index a9a46df7e48..d4a7f57cc1d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Upload/UploadCard/index.scss
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Upload/UploadCard/index.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
   &--size-small {
     padding: calc(var(--base) / 3) calc(var(--base) / 2);
-
     .thumbnail {
       width: 25px;
       height: 25px;
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/DocumentInfo/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
index f6a837a159f..716dca54abe 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ const DocumentInfo: React.FC<
 
     const versionParams = {
       depth: 0,
+      limit: 0,
       where: {
         and: [],
       },
@@ -343,9 +344,18 @@ const DocumentInfo: React.FC<
               and: [
                 ...versionParams.where.and,
                 {
-                  updatedAt: {
-                    greater_than: publishedJSON?.updatedAt,
-                  },
+                  or: [
+                    {
+                      updatedAt: {
+                        greater_than: publishedJSON.updatedAt,
+                      },
+                    },
+                    {
+                      latest: {
+                        equals: true,
+                      },
+                    },
+                  ],
                 },
               ],
             },
diff --git a/test/versions/collections/Localized.ts b/test/versions/collections/Localized.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5653957a5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/versions/collections/Localized.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { localizedCollectionSlug } from '../slugs.js'
+
+const LocalizedPosts: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: localizedCollectionSlug,
+  versions: {
+    drafts: true,
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'text',
+      type: 'text',
+      localized: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'description',
+      type: 'text',
+      localized: true,
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+export default LocalizedPosts
diff --git a/test/versions/config.ts b/test/versions/config.ts
index 3500ed07e06..1bf443f9a1c 100644
--- a/test/versions/config.ts
+++ b/test/versions/config.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import CustomIDs from './collections/CustomIDs.js'
 import DisablePublish from './collections/DisablePublish.js'
 import DraftPosts from './collections/Drafts.js'
 import DraftWithMax from './collections/DraftsWithMax.js'
+import LocalizedPosts from './collections/Localized.js'
 import Posts from './collections/Posts.js'
 import VersionPosts from './collections/Versions.js'
 import AutosaveGlobal from './globals/Autosave.js'
 import DisablePublishGlobal from './globals/DisablePublish.js'
 import DraftGlobal from './globals/Draft.js'
 import DraftWithMaxGlobal from './globals/DraftWithMax.js'
+import LocalizedGlobal from './globals/LocalizedGlobal.js'
 import { seed } from './seed.js'
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
@@ -28,14 +30,36 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
     AutosavePosts,
     DraftPosts,
     DraftWithMax,
+    LocalizedPosts,
     VersionPosts,
     CustomIDs,
   ],
-  globals: [AutosaveGlobal, DraftGlobal, DraftWithMaxGlobal, DisablePublishGlobal],
+  globals: [AutosaveGlobal, DraftGlobal, DraftWithMaxGlobal, DisablePublishGlobal, LocalizedGlobal],
   indexSortableFields: true,
   localization: {
     defaultLocale: 'en',
-    locales: ['en', 'es'],
+    locales: [
+      {
+        code: 'en',
+        label: 'English',
+      },
+      {
+        code: 'es',
+        label: {
+          en: 'Spanish',
+          es: 'Español',
+          de: 'Spanisch',
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        code: 'de',
+        label: {
+          en: 'German',
+          es: 'Alemán',
+          de: 'Deutsch',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
   },
   onInit: async (payload) => {
     if (process.env.SEED_IN_CONFIG_ONINIT !== 'false') {
diff --git a/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts b/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
index 5e84aa11248..c92c1a0b8e1 100644
--- a/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ import { reInitializeDB } from '../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { POLL_TOPASS_TIMEOUT, TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../playwright.config.js'
 import { titleToDelete } from './shared.js'
 import {
-  autoSaveGlobalSlug,
   autosaveCollectionSlug,
+  autoSaveGlobalSlug,
   customIDSlug,
   disablePublishGlobalSlug,
   disablePublishSlug,
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import {
   draftGlobalSlug,
   draftWithMaxCollectionSlug,
   draftWithMaxGlobalSlug,
+  localizedCollectionSlug,
+  localizedGlobalSlug,
   postCollectionSlug,
 } from './slugs.js'
 
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
 const { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe } = test
 
 let payload: PayloadTestSDK<Config>
+let global: AdminUrlUtil
+let id: string
 
 const waitForAutoSaveToComplete = async (page: Page) => {
   await expect(async () => {
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ describe('versions', () => {
   let disablePublishURL: AdminUrlUtil
   let customIDURL: AdminUrlUtil
   let postURL: AdminUrlUtil
+  let global: AdminUrlUtil
+  let id: string
 
   beforeAll(async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
     testInfo.setTimeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG)
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ describe('versions', () => {
         hasText: 'Versions',
       })
       await versionsTab.waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
-      const versionsPill = versionsTab.locator('.doc-tab__count--has-count')
+      const versionsPill = versionsTab.locator('.doc-tab__count')
       await versionsPill.waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
       const versionCount = versionsTab.locator('.doc-tab__count').first()
       await expect(versionCount).toHaveText('11')
@@ -320,7 +326,6 @@ describe('versions', () => {
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save-draft')
       const savedDocURL = page.url()
       await page.goto(`${savedDocURL}/versions`)
-      await page.waitForURL(`${savedDocURL}/versions`)
       const row2 = page.locator('tbody .row-2')
       const versionID = await row2.locator('.cell-id').textContent()
       await page.goto(`${savedDocURL}/versions/${versionID}`)
@@ -612,4 +617,90 @@ describe('versions', () => {
       expect(versionsTabUpdated).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
+  describe('Collections - publish specific locale', () => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      url = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, localizedCollectionSlug)
+      global = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, localizedGlobalSlug)
+    })
+    test('should show publish individual locale dropdown', async () => {
+      await page.goto(url.create)
+      const publishOptions = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup')
+
+      await expect(publishOptions).toBeVisible()
+    })
+
+    test('should show option to publish current locale', async () => {
+      await page.goto(url.create)
+      const publishOptions = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup')
+      await publishOptions.click()
+
+      const publishSpecificLocale = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup__content')
+
+      await expect(publishSpecificLocale).toContainText('English')
+    })
+
+    test('should publish specific locale', async () => {
+      await page.goto(url.create)
+      await changeLocale(page, 'es')
+      const textField = page.locator('#field-text')
+      const status = page.locator('.status__value')
+
+      await textField.fill('spanish published')
+      await saveDocAndAssert(page)
+      await expect(status).toContainText('Changed')
+
+      await textField.fill('spanish draft')
+      await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save-draft')
+      await expect(status).toContainText('Changed')
+
+      await changeLocale(page, 'en')
+      await textField.fill('english published')
+      const publishOptions = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup')
+      await publishOptions.click()
+
+      const publishSpecificLocale = page.locator('.popup-button-list button').first()
+      await expect(publishSpecificLocale).toContainText('English')
+      await publishSpecificLocale.click()
+
+      id = await page.locator('.id-label').getAttribute('title')
+
+      const data = await payload.find({
+        collection: localizedCollectionSlug,
+        locale: '*',
+        where: {
+          id: { equals: id },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const publishedDoc = data.docs[0]
+
+      expect(publishedDoc.text).toStrictEqual({
+        en: 'english published',
+        es: 'spanish published',
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Globals - publish individual locale', () => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      url = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, localizedGlobalSlug)
+    })
+
+    test('should show publish individual locale dropdown', async () => {
+      await page.goto(url.global(localizedGlobalSlug))
+      const publishOptions = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup')
+
+      await expect(publishOptions).toBeVisible()
+    })
+
+    test('should show option to publish current locale', async () => {
+      await page.goto(url.global(localizedGlobalSlug))
+      const publishOptions = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup')
+      await publishOptions.click()
+
+      const publishSpecificLocale = page.locator('.doc-controls__controls .popup__content')
+
+      await expect(publishSpecificLocale).toContainText('English')
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/versions/globals/LocalizedGlobal.ts b/test/versions/globals/LocalizedGlobal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3847a41554c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/versions/globals/LocalizedGlobal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { GlobalConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { localizedGlobalSlug } from '../slugs.js'
+
+const LocalizedGlobal: GlobalConfig = {
+  slug: localizedGlobalSlug,
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'title',
+      type: 'text',
+      localized: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'content',
+      type: 'text',
+      localized: true,
+    },
+  ],
+  versions: {
+    drafts: true,
+  },
+}
+
+export default LocalizedGlobal
diff --git a/test/versions/localized.int.spec.ts b/test/versions/localized.int.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4eb730cf1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/versions/localized.int.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,584 @@
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+import { initPayloadInt } from '../helpers/initPayloadInt.js'
+import { localizedCollectionSlug, localizedGlobalSlug } from './slugs.js'
+
+let payload: Payload
+
+const collection = localizedCollectionSlug
+const global = localizedGlobalSlug
+
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+
+describe('Versions', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    process.env.SEED_IN_CONFIG_ONINIT = 'false' // Makes it so the payload config onInit seed is not run. Otherwise, the seed would be run unnecessarily twice for the initial test run - once for beforeEach and once for onInit
+    ;({ payload } = await initPayloadInt(dirname))
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
+      await payload.db.destroy()
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('Collections', () => {
+    let postID: string
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection,
+        where: {},
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should save correct doc data when publishing individual locale', async () => {
+      // save spanish draft
+      const draft1 = await payload.create({
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'Spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      postID = draft1.id as any
+
+      // save english draft
+      const draft2 = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English draft',
+          description: 'My English description',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      // save german draft
+      const draft3 = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'German draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      // publish only english
+      const publishedEN1 = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English published 1',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const docWithoutSpanishDraft = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      // We're getting the published version,
+      // which should not leak any unpublished Spanish content
+      // and should retain the English fields that were not explicitly
+      // passed in from publishedEN1
+      expect(docWithoutSpanishDraft.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(docWithoutSpanishDraft.description.en).toStrictEqual('My English description')
+
+      const docWithSpanishDraft1 = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+        draft: true,
+      })
+
+      // After updating English via specific locale,
+      // We should expect to see that Spanish translations were maintained
+      expect(docWithSpanishDraft1.text.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(docWithSpanishDraft1.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 1')
+      expect(docWithSpanishDraft1.description.en).toStrictEqual('My English description')
+
+      const publishedEN2 = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English published 2',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const docWithoutSpanishDraft2 = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      // On the second consecutive publish of a specific locale,
+      // Make sure we maintain draft data that has never been published
+      // even after two + consecutive publish events
+      expect(docWithoutSpanishDraft2.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(docWithoutSpanishDraft2.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 2')
+      expect(docWithoutSpanishDraft2.description.en).toStrictEqual('My English description')
+
+      await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'German draft 1',
+          _status: 'draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      const docWithGermanDraft = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+        draft: true,
+      })
+
+      // Make sure we retain the Spanish draft,
+      // which may be lost when we create a new draft with German.
+      // Update operation should fetch both draft locales as well as published
+      // and merge them.
+      expect(docWithGermanDraft.text.de).toStrictEqual('German draft 1')
+      expect(docWithGermanDraft.text.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(docWithGermanDraft.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 2')
+
+      const publishedDE = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          _status: 'published',
+          text: 'German published 1',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        locale: 'de',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      const publishedENFinal = await payload.update({
+        id: postID,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English published 3',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const finalPublishedNoES = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(finalPublishedNoES.text.de).toStrictEqual('German published 1')
+      expect(finalPublishedNoES.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 3')
+      expect(finalPublishedNoES.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+
+      const finalDraft = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+        draft: true,
+      })
+
+      expect(finalDraft.text.de).toStrictEqual('German published 1')
+      expect(finalDraft.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 3')
+      expect(finalDraft.text.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+
+      const published = await payload.update({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        data: {
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+      })
+
+      const finalPublished = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: postID,
+        locale: 'all',
+        draft: true,
+      })
+
+      expect(finalPublished.text.de).toStrictEqual('German published 1')
+      expect(finalPublished.text.en).toStrictEqual('English published 3')
+      expect(finalPublished.text.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+    })
+
+    it('should not leak draft data', async () => {
+      const draft = await payload.create({
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'Spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      const published = await payload.update({
+        id: draft.id,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English publish',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const publishedOnlyEN = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: draft.id,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.en).toStrictEqual('English publish')
+    })
+
+    it('should merge draft data from other locales when publishing all', async () => {
+      const draft = await payload.create({
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'Spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      const published = await payload.update({
+        id: draft.id,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English publish',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const publishedOnlyEN = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: draft.id,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.en).toStrictEqual('English publish')
+
+      const published2 = await payload.update({
+        id: draft.id,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+      })
+
+      const publishedAll = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: published2.id,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedAll.text.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(publishedAll.text.en).toStrictEqual('English publish')
+    })
+
+    it('should publish non-default individual locale', async () => {
+      const draft = await payload.create({
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'Spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      const published = await payload.update({
+        id: draft.id,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'German publish',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      const publishedOnlyDE = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: published.id,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedOnlyDE.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyDE.text.en).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyDE.text.de).toStrictEqual('German publish')
+    })
+
+    it('should show correct data in latest version', async () => {
+      const draft = await payload.create({
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'Spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      const published = await payload.update({
+        id: draft.id,
+        collection,
+        data: {
+          text: 'English publish',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const publishedOnlyEN = await payload.findByID({
+        collection,
+        id: published.id,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.text.en).toStrictEqual('English publish')
+
+      const allVersions = await payload.findVersions({
+        collection,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      const versions = allVersions.docs.filter(
+        (version) => version.parent === published.id && version.snapshot !== true,
+      )
+      const latestVersion = versions[0].version
+
+      expect(latestVersion.text.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(latestVersion.text.en).toStrictEqual('English publish')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Globals', () => {
+    it('should save correct global data when publishing individual locale', async () => {
+      // publish german
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'German published',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        locale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      // save spanish draft
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Spanish draft',
+          content: 'Spanish draft content',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      // publish only english
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Eng published',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const globalData = await payload.findGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      // Expect only previously published data to be present
+      expect(globalData.title.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(globalData.title.en).toStrictEqual('Eng published')
+      expect(globalData.title.de).toStrictEqual('German published')
+    })
+
+    it('should not leak draft data', async () => {
+      // save spanish draft
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Another spanish draft',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      // publish only english
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Eng published',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const globalData = await payload.findGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      // Expect no draft data to be present
+      expect(globalData.title.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(globalData.title.en).toStrictEqual('Eng published')
+    })
+
+    it('should merge draft data from other locales when publishing all', async () => {
+      // save spanish draft
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Spanish draft',
+          content: 'Spanish draft content',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      // publish only english
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Eng published',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        locale: 'en',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const publishedOnlyEN = await payload.findGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.title.es).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(publishedOnlyEN.title.en).toStrictEqual('Eng published')
+
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+      })
+
+      const publishedAll = await payload.findGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(publishedAll.title.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(publishedAll.title.en).toStrictEqual('Eng published')
+    })
+
+    it('should publish non-default individual locale', async () => {
+      // save spanish draft
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'Test span draft',
+          content: 'Test span draft content',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      // publish only german
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'German published',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        locale: 'de',
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'de',
+      })
+
+      const globalData = await payload.findGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+      })
+
+      // Expect only previous draft data to be present
+      expect(globalData.title.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(globalData.title.de).toStrictEqual('German published')
+    })
+
+    it('should show correct data in latest version', async () => {
+      // save spanish draft
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'New spanish draft',
+          content: 'New spanish draft content',
+        },
+        draft: true,
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+
+      // publish only english
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: global,
+        data: {
+          title: 'New eng',
+          _status: 'published',
+        },
+        draft: false,
+        publishSpecificLocale: 'en',
+      })
+
+      const allVersions = await payload.findGlobalVersions({
+        slug: global,
+        locale: 'all',
+        where: {
+          'version._status': {
+            equals: 'published',
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const versions = allVersions.docs
+      const latestVersion = versions[0].version
+      expect(latestVersion.title.es).toStrictEqual('Spanish draft')
+      expect(latestVersion.title.en).toStrictEqual('New eng')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/versions/payload-types.ts b/test/versions/payload-types.ts
index d11a13644d3..00ec9897fa1 100644
--- a/test/versions/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/versions/payload-types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'autosave-posts': AutosavePost;
     'draft-posts': DraftPost;
     'draft-with-max-posts': DraftWithMaxPost;
+    'localized-posts': LocalizedPost;
     'version-posts': VersionPost;
     'custom-ids': CustomId;
     users: User;
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@ export interface Config {
     'draft-global': DraftGlobal;
     'draft-with-max-global': DraftWithMaxGlobal;
     'disable-publish-global': DisablePublishGlobal;
+    'localized-global': LocalizedGlobal;
   };
-  locale: 'en' | 'es';
+  locale: 'en' | 'es' | 'de';
   user: User & {
     collection: 'users';
   };
@@ -148,6 +150,22 @@ export interface DraftWithMaxPost {
   createdAt: string;
   _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "localized-posts".
+ */
+type LocalizedString = {
+  [k: string]: string;
+};
+
+export interface LocalizedPost {
+  id: string;
+  text?: string | LocalizedString | null;
+  description?: string | LocalizedString | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "custom-ids".
@@ -253,6 +271,18 @@ export interface DisablePublishGlobal {
   updatedAt?: string | null;
   createdAt?: string | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "localized-global".
+ */
+export interface LocalizedGlobal {
+  id: string;
+  title?: string | null;
+  content?: string | null;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+  updatedAt?: string | null;
+  createdAt?: string | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "auth".
@@ -263,6 +293,6 @@ export interface Auth {
 
 
 declare module 'payload' {
-  // @ts-ignore 
+  // @ts-ignore
   export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/versions/slugs.ts b/test/versions/slugs.ts
index efca348f0e9..30769af8da0 100644
--- a/test/versions/slugs.ts
+++ b/test/versions/slugs.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ export const draftGlobalSlug = 'draft-global'
 export const draftWithMaxGlobalSlug = 'draft-with-max-global'
 
 export const globalSlugs = [autoSaveGlobalSlug, draftGlobalSlug]
+
+export const localizedCollectionSlug = 'localized-posts'
+
+export const localizedGlobalSlug = 'localized-global'