diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli/const.go b/cmd/cli/cli/const.go
index b7360d8b41b..e9ae3cd0fab 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli/const.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli/const.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ var (
 		Usage: "list also objects that were _not_ matched by regex and/or template (range)",
 	}
 	verChangedFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name: "check-version",
+		Name: "check-versions",
 		Usage: "check whether listed remote objects and their in-cluster copies are identical, ie., have the same versions\n" +
 			indent4 + "\t- applies to remote buckets only\n" +
 			indent4 + "\t- see related: 'ais get --latest', 'ais cp --sync', 'ais prefetch --latest'",
@@ -592,8 +592,9 @@ var (
 		Name: "latest",
 		Usage: "GET, prefetch, or copy the latest object version from the associated remote bucket;\n" +
 			indent1 + "\tprovides operation-level control over object versioning (and version synchronization)\n" +
-			indent1 + "\t_without_ requiring to change bucket configuration\n" +
-			indent1 + "\t(the latter can be done using 'ais bucket props set BUCKET versioning')",
+			indent1 + "\twithout requiring to change bucket configuration\n" +
+			indent1 + "\t- the latter can be done using 'ais bucket props set BUCKET versioning'\n" +
+			indent1 + "\t- see also: 'ais ls --check-versions', 'ais cp', 'ais prefetch', 'ais get'",
 	}
 	syncFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name: "sync",
diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli/ls.go b/cmd/cli/cli/ls.go
index f2a218c227c..e5581b26cd7 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli/ls.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli/ls.go
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ func listObjects(c *cli.Context, bck cmn.Bck, prefix string, listArch bool) erro
 		props = splitCsv(propsStr) // split apc.LsPropsSepa
 	}
 
+	// add _implied_ props into control lsmsg
 	if flagIsSet(c, nameOnlyFlag) {
 		if flagIsSet(c, verChangedFlag) {
 			return fmt.Errorf(errFmtExclusive, qflprn(verChangedFlag), qflprn(nameOnlyFlag))
@@ -327,8 +328,6 @@ func listObjects(c *cli.Context, bck cmn.Bck, prefix string, listArch bool) erro
 			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsName)
 			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsSize)
 			msg.SetFlag(apc.LsNameSize)
-		} else if flagIsSet(c, verChangedFlag) {
-			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsDefaultCloud...) // TODO: maybe too crude
 		} else {
 			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsMinimal...)
 		}
@@ -345,10 +344,21 @@ func listObjects(c *cli.Context, bck cmn.Bck, prefix string, listArch bool) erro
 		// (due to mirroring, EC). The status helps to tell an object from its replica(s).
 		msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsStatus)
 	}
+	propsStr = msg.Props // show these and only these props
+	// and finally:
+	if flagIsSet(c, verChangedFlag) {
+		if !msg.WantProp(apc.GetPropsCustom) {
+			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsCustom)
+		}
+		if !msg.WantProp(apc.GetPropsVersion) {
+			msg.AddProps(apc.GetPropsVersion)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// set page
 	if flagIsSet(c, startAfterFlag) {
 		msg.StartAfter = parseStrFlag(c, startAfterFlag)
 	}
-
 	pageSize, limit, err := _setPage(c, bck)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -372,7 +382,7 @@ func listObjects(c *cli.Context, bck cmn.Bck, prefix string, listArch bool) erro
 			} else {
 				toPrint = objList.Entries
 			}
-			err = printLso(c, toPrint, lstFilter, msg.Props,
+			err = printLso(c, toPrint, lstFilter, propsStr,
 				addCachedCol, bck.IsRemote(), msg.IsFlagSet(apc.LsVerChanged))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -411,7 +421,7 @@ func listObjects(c *cli.Context, bck cmn.Bck, prefix string, listArch bool) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return lsoErr(msg, err)
 	}
-	return printLso(c, objList.Entries, lstFilter, msg.Props,
+	return printLso(c, objList.Entries, lstFilter, propsStr,
 		addCachedCol, bck.IsRemote(), msg.IsFlagSet(apc.LsVerChanged))
 }
 
diff --git a/cmn/objattrs.go b/cmn/objattrs.go
index 065240bc4cc..702b55bf5a5 100644
--- a/cmn/objattrs.go
+++ b/cmn/objattrs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Package cmn provides common constants, types, and utilities for AIS clients
 // and AIStore.
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
  */
 package cmn
 
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ func (oa *ObjAttrs) SetSize(size int64) {
 
 func CustomMD2S(md cos.StrKVs) string { return fmt.Sprintf("%+v", md) }
 
-func S2CustomMD(custom string) (md cos.StrKVs) {
+func S2CustomMD(custom, version string) (md cos.StrKVs) {
 	if len(custom) < 8 || !strings.HasPrefix(custom, "map[") { // Sprintf above
 		return nil
 	}
 	s := custom[4 : len(custom)-1]
 	lst := strings.Split(s, " ")
 	md = make(cos.StrKVs, len(lst))
-	parseCustom(md, lst, VersionObjMD)
+	md[VersionObjMD] = version
 	parseCustom(md, lst, SourceObjMD)
 	parseCustom(md, lst, CRC32CObjMD)
 	parseCustom(md, lst, MD5ObjMD)
diff --git a/xact/xs/wanted_lso.go b/xact/xs/wanted_lso.go
index b0510da0327..c53939dfe02 100644
--- a/xact/xs/wanted_lso.go
+++ b/xact/xs/wanted_lso.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Package xs contains most of the supported eXtended actions (xactions) with some
 // exceptions that include certain storage services (mirror, EC) and extensions (downloader, lru).
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
  */
 package xs
 
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func wanted(msg *apc.LsoMsg) (flags cos.BitFlags) {
 }
 
 func (wi *walkInfo) setWanted(e *cmn.LsoEntry, lom *core.LOM) {
+	var (
+		custom  = e.Custom
+		version = e.Version
+	)
 	for name, fl := range allmap {
 		if !wi.wanted.IsSet(fl) {
 			continue
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ func (wi *walkInfo) setWanted(e *cmn.LsoEntry, lom *core.LOM) {
 	//
 	// extensive version-changed check
 	//
-	md := cmn.S2CustomMD(e.Custom)
+	md := cmn.S2CustomMD(custom, version)
 	if len(md) > 0 {
 		var oa cmn.ObjAttrs
 		oa.CustomMD = md