diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ad2f8a055..a0d868961f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         "@box/types": "^2.1.8",
         "@box/unified-share-modal": "^2.15.16",
         "@box/user-selector": "^1.77.13",
-        "@box/uploads-manager": "^1.15.0",
+        "@box/uploads-manager": "^1.17.2",
         "@cfaester/enzyme-adapter-react-18": "^0.8.0",
         "@chromatic-com/storybook": "^4.0.1",
         "@commitlint/cli": "^19.8.0",
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
         "@box/types": "^2.1.8",
         "@box/unified-share-modal": "^2.15.16",
         "@box/user-selector": "^1.77.13",
-        "@box/uploads-manager": "^1.15.0",
+        "@box/uploads-manager": "^1.17.2",
         "@hapi/address": "^2.1.4",
         "@tanstack/react-virtual": "^3.13.12",
         "axios": "^0.32.0",
diff --git a/src/api/uploads/PlainUpload.js b/src/api/uploads/PlainUpload.js
index 3acb849a0a..cadb687366 100644
--- a/src/api/uploads/PlainUpload.js
+++ b/src/api/uploads/PlainUpload.js
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ class PlainUpload extends BaseUpload {
             if (this.fileId) {
                 uploadUrl = uploadUrl.replace('content', `${this.fileId}/content`);
             }
+        }
 
-            if (this.fields) {
-                uploadUrl = updateQueryParameters(uploadUrl, { fields: this.fields.toString() });
-            }
+        if (this.fields) {
+            uploadUrl = updateQueryParameters(uploadUrl, { fields: this.fields.toString() });
         }
 
         const attributes = JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/api/uploads/__tests__/PlainUpload.test.js b/src/api/uploads/__tests__/PlainUpload.test.js
index 451381b48d..12ea7d0ec1 100644
--- a/src/api/uploads/__tests__/PlainUpload.test.js
+++ b/src/api/uploads/__tests__/PlainUpload.test.js
@@ -174,6 +174,27 @@ describe('api/uploads/PlainUpload', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        test('should append fields query parameter to upload URL when fields are provided', () => {
+            upload.isDestroyed = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+            upload.computeSHA1 = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve('somehash'));
+            upload.file = {
+                name: 'warlock',
+            };
+            upload.folderId = '123';
+            upload.fields = ['content_created_at', 'version_number'];
+            upload.xhr = {
+                uploadFile: jest.fn(),
+            };
+
+            return upload.preflightSuccessHandler({ data: {} }).then(() => {
+                expect(upload.xhr.uploadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                    expect.objectContaining({
+                        url: `${upload.uploadHost}/api/2.0/files/content?fields=content_created_at%2Cversion_number`,
+                    }),
+                );
+            });
+        });
+
         test('should upload with no Content-MD5 hash if hashing fails', () => {
             upload.isDestroyed = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(false);
             upload.computeSHA1 = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve(''));
diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/__tests__/mapToModernizedUploadItem.test.ts b/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/__tests__/mapToModernizedUploadItem.test.ts
index cc5ac9aef4..0f6b08c981 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/__tests__/mapToModernizedUploadItem.test.ts
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/__tests__/mapToModernizedUploadItem.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('mapToModernizedUploadItem()', () => {
             status: 'uploading',
             isFolder: undefined,
             errorMessage: undefined,
+            versionNumber: undefined,
         });
     });
 
@@ -63,6 +64,22 @@ describe('mapToModernizedUploadItem()', () => {
         expect(result.extension).toBe('');
         expect(result.progress).toBe(0);
     });
+
+    test('forwards versionNumber from item.boxFile.version_number', () => {
+        const result = mapToModernizedUploadItem(
+            buildLegacyItem({
+                status: STATUS_COMPLETE,
+                boxFile: { version_number: '2' },
+            }),
+            '0',
+        );
+        expect(result.versionNumber).toBe('2');
+    });
+
+    test('leaves versionNumber undefined when boxFile is missing', () => {
+        const result = mapToModernizedUploadItem(buildLegacyItem({ status: STATUS_IN_PROGRESS }), '0');
+        expect(result.versionNumber).toBeUndefined();
+    });
 });
 
 describe('mapToModernizedUploadItems()', () => {
diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/mapToModernizedUploadItem.ts b/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/mapToModernizedUploadItem.ts
index 95d4d3f6bc..a2e8a28111 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/mapToModernizedUploadItem.ts
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/utils/mapToModernizedUploadItem.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function mapToModernizedUploadItem(item: LegacyUploadItem | FolderUploadI
         status: STATUS_MAP[item.status] ?? 'pending',
         isFolder: item.isFolder,
         errorMessage,
+        versionNumber: item.boxFile?.version_number,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f0803fa965..7d9aecf9c2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1242,10 +1242,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@box/unified-share-modal/-/unified-share-modal-2.15.16.tgz#49deb182bf1ac7f1ffe4bae713ab12ff2822533e"
   integrity sha512-Y1bE+JWDQm058lT+AcsfwJqK3WvGAsZj6ro9PLvejJZ1LxzexvOzyQFkM0sL4Kmj/93k2VEKoAJ/onBgheAJoQ==
 
-"@box/uploads-manager@^1.15.0":
-  version "1.15.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@box/uploads-manager/-/uploads-manager-1.15.0.tgz#59e68734bb2dd0c84b356e3270f7d41e964dcbc9"
-  integrity sha512-pvz8wsZbhfoDK6tPfYl3Yo+48++C9Rcx6NxNVQxeq0dTGCjQeP4z0nLPvEaAGOUDI6osyF31pKSTDhwBSQsM7g==
+"@box/uploads-manager@^1.17.2":
+  version "1.17.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@box/uploads-manager/-/uploads-manager-1.17.2.tgz#e7640ca60c0b1eac6fda1ab6dc5d8269a124eb69"
+  integrity sha512-pVXoPDFmAYx/ErD8+kP3yi4/EOG331tWl4yiO7cEDE1ia5X6mmKGp3va5twJfiqmTmnxBJJZAFEBa4QYb5yV5Q==
 
 "@box/user-selector@^1.77.13":
   version "1.77.13"