diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
index 75d0b4f9a97..5c30df9a62f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class PreCollectNukeInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     hosts = ["nuke", "nukeassist"]
 
     # presets
-    sync_workfile_version = False
+    sync_workfile_version_on_families = []
 
     def process(self, context):
         asset_data = io.find_one({
@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ def process(self, context):
             # sync workfile version
             _families_test = [family] + families
             self.log.debug("__ _families_test: `{}`".format(_families_test))
-            if not next((f for f in _families_test
-                         if "prerender" in f),
-                        None) and self.sync_workfile_version:
-                # get version to instance for integration
-                instance.data['version'] = instance.context.data['version']
+            for family_test in _families_test:
+                if family_test in self.sync_workfile_version_on_families:
+                    self.log.debug("Syncing version with workfile for '{}'"
+                                   .format(family_test))
+                    # get version to instance for integration
+                    instance.data['version'] = instance.context.data['version']
 
             instance.data.update({
                 "subset": subset,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
index 136f1d6b427..6ee7c2cd39b 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@
     },
     "publish": {
         "PreCollectNukeInstances": {
-            "sync_workfile_version": true
+            "sync_workfile_version_on_families": [
+                "nukenodes",
+                "camera",
+                "gizmo",
+                "source",
+                "render"
+            ]
         },
         "ValidateContainers": {
             "enabled": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
index 782179cfd1a..2772c5f3a6d 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
@@ -16,9 +16,30 @@
             "is_group": true,
             "children": [
                 {
-                    "type": "boolean",
-                    "key": "sync_workfile_version",
-                    "label": "Sync Version from workfile"
+                    "type": "enum",
+                    "key": "sync_workfile_version_on_families",
+                    "label": "Sync workfile version for families",
+                    "multiselection": true,
+                    "enum_items": [
+                        {
+                            "nukenodes": "nukenodes"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "camera": "camera"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "gizmo": "gizmo"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "source": "source"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "prerender": "prerender"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "render": "render"
+                        }
+                    ]
                 }
             ]
         },