Version label

src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts

@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ export class DocumentService extends AbstractPaperlessService<Document> {
     return url
   }
 
-  uploadVersion(documentId: number, file: File) {
+  uploadVersion(documentId: number, file: File, label?: string) {
     const formData = new FormData()
     formData.append('document', file, file.name)
+    if (label) {
+      formData.append('label', label)
+    }
     return this.http.post(
       this.getResourceUrl(documentId, 'update_version'),
       formData,

src/documents/consumer.py

@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                     original_document.filename = None
                     original_document.archive_filename = None
                     original_document.archive_checksum = None
+                    if self.metadata.version_label is not None:
+                        original_document.version_label = self.metadata.version_label
                     original_document.modified = timezone.now()
                     original_document.save()
                     document = original_document
@@ -738,6 +740,9 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
         if self.metadata.asn is not None:
             document.archive_serial_number = self.metadata.asn
 
+        if self.metadata.version_label is not None:
+            document.version_label = self.metadata.version_label
+
         if self.metadata.owner_id:
             document.owner = User.objects.get(
                 pk=self.metadata.owner_id,

src/documents/data_models.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
     change_groups: list[int] | None = None
     custom_fields: dict | None = None
     skip_asn_if_exists: bool = False
+    version_label: str | None = None
 
     def update(self, other: "DocumentMetadataOverrides") -> "DocumentMetadataOverrides":
         """
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
             self.owner_id = other.owner_id
         if other.skip_asn_if_exists:
             self.skip_asn_if_exists = True
+        if other.version_label is not None:
+            self.version_label = other.version_label
 
         # merge
         if self.tag_ids is None:

src/documents/migrations/0012_document_version_label.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Codex on 2026-02-10
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("documents", "0011_document_head_version"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="document",
+            name="version_label",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text="Optional short label for a document version.",
+                max_length=64,
+                null=True,
+                verbose_name="version label",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

src/documents/models.py

@@ -317,6 +317,14 @@ class Document(SoftDeleteModel, ModelWithOwner):
         verbose_name=_("head version of document"),
     )
 
+    version_label = models.CharField(
+        _("version label"),
+        max_length=64,
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        help_text=_("Optional short label for a document version."),
+    )
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ("-created",)
         verbose_name = _("document")

src/documents/serialisers.py

@@ -1062,6 +1062,12 @@ class DuplicateDocumentSummarySerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     deleted_at = serializers.DateTimeField(allow_null=True)
 
 
+class DocumentVersionInfoSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    id = serializers.IntegerField()
+    added = serializers.DateTimeField()
+    label = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_null=True)
+
+
 @extend_schema_serializer(
     deprecate_fields=["created_date"],
 )
@@ -1083,7 +1089,7 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
 
     notes = NotesSerializer(many=True, required=False, read_only=True)
     head_version = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(read_only=True)
-    versions = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True)
+    versions = SerializerMethodField()
 
     custom_fields = CustomFieldInstanceSerializer(
         many=True,
@@ -1117,6 +1123,28 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
         duplicates = _get_viewable_duplicates(obj, user)
         return list(duplicates.values("id", "title", "deleted_at"))
 
+    @extend_schema_field(DocumentVersionInfoSerializer(many=True))
+    def get_versions(self, obj):
+        head_doc = obj if obj.head_version_id is None else obj.head_version
+        versions_qs = Document.objects.filter(head_version=head_doc).only(
+            "id",
+            "added",
+            "checksum",
+            "version_label",
+        )
+        versions = [*versions_qs, head_doc]
+
+        def build_info(doc: Document) -> dict[str, object]:
+            return {
+                "id": doc.id,
+                "added": doc.added,
+                "label": doc.version_label,
+            }
+
+        info = [build_info(doc) for doc in versions]
+        info.sort(key=lambda item: item["id"], reverse=True)
+        return info
+
     def get_original_file_name(self, obj) -> str | None:
         return obj.original_filename
 
@@ -1136,10 +1164,6 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
             request.version if request else settings.REST_FRAMEWORK["DEFAULT_VERSION"],
         )
 
-        if doc.get("versions") is not None:
-            doc["versions"] = sorted(doc["versions"], reverse=True)
-            doc["versions"].append(doc["id"])
-
         if api_version < 9 and "created" in self.fields:
             # provide created as a datetime for backwards compatibility
             from django.utils import timezone
@@ -2010,6 +2034,13 @@ class DocumentVersionSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         label="Document",
         write_only=True,
     )
+    label = serializers.CharField(
+        label="Version label",
+        required=False,
+        allow_blank=True,
+        allow_null=True,
+        max_length=64,
+    )
 
     validate_document = PostDocumentSerializer().validate_document
 

src/documents/views.py

@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
                 "Error emailing documents, check logs for more detail.",
             )
 
-    @action(methods=["post"], detail=True)
+    @action(methods=["post"], detail=True, parser_classes=[parsers.MultiPartParser])
     def update_version(self, request, pk=None):
         serializer = DocumentVersionSerializer(data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
 
         try:
             doc_name, doc_data = serializer.validated_data.get("document")
+            label = serializer.validated_data.get("label")
 
             t = int(mktime(datetime.now().timetuple()))
 
@@ -1508,9 +1509,13 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
                 head_version_id=doc.pk,
             )
 
+            overrides = DocumentMetadataOverrides()
+            if label:
+                overrides.version_label = label.strip()
+
             async_task = consume_file.delay(
                 input_doc,
-                None,
+                overrides,
             )
             logger.debug(
                 f"Updated document {doc.id} with new version",