diff --git a/client/ayon_traypublisher/plugins/create/create_csv_ingest.py b/client/ayon_traypublisher/plugins/create/create_csv_ingest.py
index 9f566dd..55e77ca 100644
--- a/client/ayon_traypublisher/plugins/create/create_csv_ingest.py
+++ b/client/ayon_traypublisher/plugins/create/create_csv_ingest.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def _get_row_value_with_validation(
     # get column default value
     column_default = column_data["default"]
 
-    if column_type in ["number", "decimal"] and column_default == 0:
+    if column_type in ["number", "decimal"] and column_default in (0, '0'):
         column_default = None
 
     # check if column value is not empty string
@@ -779,7 +779,11 @@ def _create_instances_from_csv_data(self, csv_dir: str, filename: str):
                 product_item.product_type,
                 product_item.variant
             )
-            label: str = f"{folder_path}_{product_name}_v{version:>03}"
+
+            if version is not None:
+                label: str = f"{folder_path}_{product_name}_v{version:>03}"
+            else:
+                label: str = f"{folder_path}_{product_name}_v[next]"
 
             repre_items: List[RepreItem] = product_item.repre_items
             first_repre_item: RepreItem = repre_items[0]
diff --git a/server/settings/creator_plugins.py b/server/settings/creator_plugins.py
index 0e7963a..9fca980 100644
--- a/server/settings/creator_plugins.py
+++ b/server/settings/creator_plugins.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class TrayPublisherCreatePluginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
                     "type": "text",
                     "default": "",
                     "required_column": True,
-                    "validation_pattern": "^([a-zA-Z\\:\\ 0-9#._\\\\/]*)$"
+                    "validation_pattern": "^([a-zA-Z\\:\\ 0-9#\\-\\._\\\\/]*)$"
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Folder Path",
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ class TrayPublisherCreatePluginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
                 {
                     "name": "Version",
                     "type": "number",
-                    "default": "1",
-                    "required_column": True,
+                    "default": "0",
+                    "required_column": False,
                     "validation_pattern": "^(\\d{1,3})$"
                 },
                 {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class TrayPublisherCreatePluginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
                     "type": "text",
                     "default": "",
                     "required_column": False,
-                    "validation_pattern": "^([a-zA-Z\\:\\ 0-9#._\\\\/]*)$"
+                    "validation_pattern": "^([a-zA-Z\\:\\ 0-9#\\-\\._\\\\/]*)$"
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Frame Start",