diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint.ts
index 8d1c2cd89..c5810f6cb 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { BaseEntity, BaseEntityPersist } from "@common/base/base-entity.model";
 import { Guid } from "@common/types/guid";
 import { ReferenceType } from "../reference-type/reference-type";
 import { PrefillingSource } from "../prefilling-source/prefilling-source";
+import { DmpBlueprintVersionStatus } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-version-status";
 
 
 export interface DmpBlueprint extends BaseEntity {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export interface DmpBlueprint extends BaseEntity {
 	definition: DmpBlueprintDefinition;
 	status: DmpBlueprintStatus;
 	version: number;
+	versionStatus: DmpBlueprintVersionStatus;
 	groupId: Guid;
 }
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.component.ts
index 0939bc809..e0cf1140a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.component.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { DescriptionTemplatePreviewDialogComponent } from '../../description-tem
 import { DmpBlueprintEditorModel, FieldInSectionEditorModel } from './dmp-blueprint-editor.model';
 import { DmpBlueprintEditorResolver } from './dmp-blueprint-editor.resolver';
 import { DmpBlueprintEditorService } from './dmp-blueprint-editor.service';
+import { DmpBlueprintVersionStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-version-status';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpBlueprintEditorMo
 	isDeleted = false;
 	formGroup: UntypedFormGroup = null;
 	showInactiveDetails = false;
+	finalized: boolean = false;
 
 	hoveredSectionIndex:number = -1;
 	hoveredDescriptionTemplateIndex:number = -1;
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpBlueprintEditorMo
 	protected get isFinalized(): boolean {
 		return this.editorModel.status == DmpBlueprintStatus.Finalized;
 	}
+	
+	protected get isObsoleteVersion(): boolean {
+		return this.editorModel.versionStatus == DmpBlueprintVersionStatus.Previous;
+	}
 
 	private hasPermission(permission: AppPermission): boolean {
 		return this.authService.hasPermission(permission) || this.editorModel?.permissions?.includes(permission);
@@ -191,11 +197,11 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpBlueprintEditorMo
 	buildForm() {
 		this.formGroup = this.editorModel.buildForm(null, this.isDeleted || !this.authService.hasPermission(AppPermission.EditDmpBlueprint));
 		this.dmpBlueprintEditorService.setValidationErrorModel(this.editorModel.validationErrorModel);
-		if (this.isFinalized || this.isDeleted) {
+		if (this.isFinalized || this.isDeleted || this.isObsoleteVersion || this.finalized) {
 			this.formGroup.disable();
 		}
 		const action = this.route.snapshot.data['action'];
-		if (action && action == 'new-version') {
+		if (action && action == 'new-version' && !(this.isObsoleteVersion || this.finalized)) {
 			this.formGroup.enable();
 		}
 	}
@@ -557,6 +563,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpBlueprintEditorMo
 		if (this.checkValidity() || !this.hasDescriptionTemplates()) {
 			this.formGroup.get('status').setValue(DmpBlueprintStatus.Finalized);
 			if(this.isNewVersion) this.isNewVersion = false;
+			this.finalized = true;
 			this.formSubmit();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.model.ts
index decf72886..f5d9a016c 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.model.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DmpBlueprintFieldCategory } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-f
 import { DmpBlueprintExtraFieldDataType } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-field-type";
 import { DmpBlueprintStatus } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-status";
 import { DmpBlueprintSystemFieldType } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-system-field-type";
+import { DmpBlueprintVersionStatus } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-version-status";
 import { DescriptionTemplatesInSection, DescriptionTemplatesInSectionPersist, DmpBlueprint, DmpBlueprintDefinition, DmpBlueprintDefinitionPersist, DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection, DmpBlueprintDefinitionSectionPersist, DmpBlueprintPersist, ExtraFieldInSection, FieldInSection, FieldInSectionPersist, ReferenceTypeFieldInSection, SystemFieldInSection } from "@app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint";
 import { BaseEditorModel } from "@common/base/base-form-editor-model";
 import { BackendErrorValidator, DmpBlueprintSystemFieldRequiredValidator } from "@common/forms/validation/custom-validator";
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpBluep
 	label: string;
 	definition: DmpBlueprintDefinitionEditorModel = new DmpBlueprintDefinitionEditorModel();
 	status: DmpBlueprintStatus = DmpBlueprintStatus.Draft;
+	versionStatus: DmpBlueprintVersionStatus = DmpBlueprintVersionStatus.Current;
 	description: string;
 	permissions: string[];
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpBluep
 			super.fromModel(item);
 			this.label = item.label;
 			this.status = item.status;
+			this.versionStatus = item.versionStatus;
 			this.definition = new DmpBlueprintDefinitionEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel).fromModel(item.definition);
 		}
 		return this;
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.resolver.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.resolver.ts
index 6cac3d317..9153b1307 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.resolver.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-blueprint/editor/dmp-blueprint-editor.resolver.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintEditorResolver extends BaseEditorResolver {
 			nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.id),
 			nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.label),
 			nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.status),
+			nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.versionStatus),
 			[nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.definition), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinition>(x => x.sections), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection>(x => x.id)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.definition), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinition>(x => x.sections), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection>(x => x.label)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<DmpBlueprint>(x => x.definition), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinition>(x => x.sections), nameof<DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection>(x => x.description)].join('.'),