diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersion.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersion.java
index cc31adbe89a..e6d7fb18092 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetVersion.java
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ public void updateDefaultValuesFromTemplate(Template template) {
     
     public DatasetVersion cloneDatasetVersion(){
         DatasetVersion dsv = new DatasetVersion();
-        dsv.setVersionState(this.getPriorVersionState());
+        dsv.setVersionState(this.getVersionState());
         dsv.setFileMetadatas(new ArrayList<>());
         
            if (this.getUNF() != null){