---
title: "Name Entry Variant Versions"
description: "Assign, view, and remove version names for variant entries in Contentstack to track key changes across variant versions."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/name-entry-variant-versions"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-08-19"
---

# Name Entry Variant Versions

A variant entry keeps a version history, just like a base entry. You can assign a name to a specific version to mark a key change or milestone, so the version is easier to identify later than by its version number alone.

You set and manage variant version names the same way you do for base entries, from the version history of the variant entry.

**Note**: You need the Variants plan to work with variant entries. Version naming respects your role: you can name a variant version only if you can edit the entry.

## Set a Version Name for an Entry Variant

To name a version of a variant entry, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login) and perform the following steps:

1.  Go to your [stack](/docs/headless-cms/about-stack) and open the entry, then select the variant you want to work with.
2.  Open the version history of the variant entry.
3.  Select the version you want to name, and enter a name for it. The name is saved directly, you do not need a separate save action.

## Remove a Version Name from an Entry Variant

To remove a name from a variant version, open the version history of the variant entry, select the named version, and clear its name. The version reverts to being identified by its version number.

**Additional Resources**: To learn about naming versions of base entries, refer to the [Name Entry Versions](/docs/headless-cms/name-entry-versions) documentation.

## API Reference

To set version names for entry variants via the API, refer to the [Set Version Name for an Entry Variant](/docs/developers/apis/content-management-api/entry-variants#set-version-name-for-entry-variant) API request.