diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index ac081ac2977..12d118f0cc8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def process(self, context):
 
             instance = context.create_instance(label)
 
+            # Include `families` using `family` data
+            instance.data["families"] = [instance.data["family"]]
+
             instance[:] = [node]
             instance.data.update(data)
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
index 78794acc97c..113e1b0bcbc 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
             "ext": "vdb",
             "files": output,
             "stagingDir": staging_dir,
+            "frameStart": instance.data["frameStart"],
+            "frameEnd": instance.data["frameEnd"],
         }
         instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_version.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
index e48ce6e3c3e..b94152ef2df 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ValidateVersion(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
 
     label = "Validate Version"
-    hosts = ["nuke", "maya", "blender", "standalonepublisher"]
+    hosts = ["nuke", "maya", "houdini", "blender", "standalonepublisher"]
 
     optional = False
     active = True